The deadly virus took the lives of 817 people between Tuesday and Wednesday • A record number of daily infections - 15,744 patients • The good news: low numbers of infections in China
A record number of dead and infected people around the world were recorded between Tuesday and Tuesday. 817 people died and another 15,744 new patients were enrolled. Today, the number of patients crossed the threshold of 200,000 and the number of coroners crossed the 8,000.
Photo: Reuters and Gil Kramer // Edit: Eden Barel
Also, for the first time today the number of victims in Europe has gone through it in Asia - 3,421 versus 3,384. As for mortality and morbidity, by comparison, between March 13, last Friday, and March 14 - less than a week ago - there were an increase of 404 dead and an increase of 11,170 infected. The changes show a marked increase in the rate of infection and mortality.
In total, there have been 107,959 cases of infection worldwide and 7,978 deaths so far. However, there is also good news - in China, the country where the epidemic broke out, only 13 new cases of morbidity were recorded yesterday, a figure that indicates a continued takeover of the deadly virus in the country.
In Israel this morning, the Ministry of Health updated that the number of patients increased from 337 to 427 - an increase of 90 patients. The figure in Israel this morning.
Meanwhile, in the United States where the victim count is 116 (seven cases yesterday) and the number of patients at 6,522 (111 new cases yesterday), the economic consequences of the crisis continue to be feared.
The Bloomberg News Agency reports that, according to a Republican party, Secretary of the Treasury Stephen Menuchin has warned the U.S. Senate of unemployment to rise to 20 percent. As of February, the U.S. unemployment rate is only 3.5 percent. During the economic crisis in 2008, the US unemployment rate jumped to around 10 percent. According to the same factor, to prevent the same economic catastrophe, Menuchin introduced senators to the US economy's $ 1 trillion aid program.