Washington (dpa) - According to US experts, more than 80,000 people worldwide have died after being infected with the novel corona virus.
The number of confirmed Sars-CoV-2 infections rose to around 1.4 million worldwide by Tuesday afternoon (local time), according to data from the University of Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. According to this, more than 17,000 people with Corona died in Italy, around 13,900 in Spain, more than 12,000 in the USA and more than 10,000 in France.
Among the countries most affected by Covid-19 lung disease, the university has recorded the highest percentage of corona deaths relative to population in Spain and Italy. In both countries, about 27 people per 100,000 inhabitants died from the virus. In contrast, there were around 2.2 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants in Germany, and around 0.2 in China.
The website of researchers at the University of Johns Hopkins is updated regularly with incoming data and therefore shows a higher level of confirmed infections than the official figures of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US health authority CDC.
Overview of Johns Hopkins University
Hopkins data: deaths per 100,000 population