Nigeria’s COVID-19 Spread Worsens As NCDC Records 600-Plus New Cases For Two Consecutive Days
The novel coronavirus has killed at least 422,851 people worldwide since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1900 GMT on Friday.
The tallies, using data collected by AFP from national authorities and information from the World Health Organization , probably reflect only a fraction of the actual number of infections.Since 1900 GMT on Thursday, 5,007 new deaths and 131,826 new cases were recorded worldwide. The United States is the worst-hit country with 114,065 deaths from 2,031,173 cases. At least 540,292 people have been declared recovered.
The country with the highest number of deaths compared to its population is Belgium with 83 fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Britain with 61, Spain 58, Italy 57, and Sweden 48.
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