The number of people who have died from Covid-19 around the world exceeded 5 million this Monday morning (1st), according to data from the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
JHU’s global death toll reached 5,000,425 around 5:50 am (Eastern Time). According to the count, 197,116 people have died from Covid-19 worldwide in the past 28 days.
The number of officially reported coronavirus cases worldwide is 246.7 million since it was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019.
Last Thursday (28), the World Health Organization (WHO) warned of the global increase in cases and deaths from Covid-19 after two months. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom said this was driven by continued increases in Europe.
“It’s another reminder that the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over,” Tedros said on Thursday, noting that increases in Europe outweigh reductions elsewhere.
“The pandemic persists in large part because unequal access to tools persists,” he said, adding that 80 times more trials and 30 times more vaccines were administered in high-income countries than in low-income countries.
Reference: CNN Brasil
