The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated May 6)

18:30, May 06, 2020

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated May 6)

  Globally, as of 2:00am CESTon Tuesday, there have been 3,525,116 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 243,540 deaths, reported to WHO.Singer Adrien Pelon aka "Adri1" performs from his balcony for his neighborhood on May 2, 2020, in Paris, as the country is under lockdown to stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus.(Photo: AFP)Current status (data as of 10:00 am BJT,May 6):Sources: Xinhua, Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies.The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 71,022people in theUS, the most of any country. The US also leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 1,203,673, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 8:32am BJT on Wednesday.The total number of deaths in Spain rose to 25,613 after 185 people died of COVID-19 in the 24-hour period until 21:00 Monday local time (1900 GMT). The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Spain now stands at 219,329.The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 29,315 lives in locked-down Italy, bringing the total number of infections, fatalities and recoveries so far to 213,013, according to the latest data released by the countrys Civil Protection Department on Tuesday. The UK has overtaken Italy as the worst-hit country in Europe by the novel coronavirus, according to the latest official figures released Tuesday. Chairing Tuesdays Downing Street press briefing, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said another 693 COVID-19 patients have died, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in Britain to 29,427.The number of confirmed cases rose to 196,240, according to Johns Hopkins University.As of Tuesday, 25,531 people have died of COVID-19 in France, with 330 new fatalities registered over the past 24 hours, official figures showed. The number of confirmed cases rose to 170,687, according to Johns Hopkins University.It is followed by Germany with 6,993 deaths from...

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated May 5)

  Globally, as of 2:00am CESTon Monday, there have been 3,442,234 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 239,740 deaths, reported to WHO.A statue of a child wearing a face mask and a spider man mask holds a "thank you" note for medical and essential workers outside The Mount Sinai Hospital during the the COVID-19 shutdown on May 4, 2020 in New York City. (Photo: AFP)Current status (data as of 10am BJT, May 5):Sources: Xinhua, Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies.The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 68,920 people in the US, the most of any country. The US also leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 1,180,332, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 8:32 am BJT on Tuesday.As of 21:00 Sunday local time (1900 GMT), the Spanish Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Services confirmed just 356 new cases in a 24-hour period, taking the countrys caseload to 218,011. The ministry also confirmed 164 new deaths, taking the total number of victims of the virus to 25,428.The coronavirus pandemic has claimed over 29,000 lives in Italy, bringing the total number of infections, fatalities and recoveries to 211,938 as of Monday, according to the latest data released by the countrys Civil Protection Department. The death toll on Monday was 195, bringing the nationwide fatalities to 29,079 since the pandemic first broke out in the northern Lombardy region.Another 288 COVID-19 patients have died in the UK, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 28,734, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Monday.The number of positive cases rose to 191,832, according to Johns Hopkins University.The COVID-19 death toll in France has increased to 25,201 after 306 deaths were registered on Monday, the health ministry said.The number of confirmed cases rose to 169,583, according to Johns Hopkins University.It is followed byGermanywith 6,993 deaths ...