The 10 countries with the highest mortality from covid-19 in America 0:42
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Authorities in 215 countries and territories have reported about 43.9 million cases of covid-19 and 1.2 million deaths since China notified its first cases to the World Health Organization (WHO) in December.
These are the maps that indicate how the coronavirus is at this time in the world.
Cases per 100,000 inhabitants
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Deaths per 100,000 inhabitants
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Total cases
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Total deaths
Since then, cases have been reported on every continent except Antarctica.
The vast majority of cases and deaths are now outside mainland China, where the outbreak began.
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The evolution of cases and deaths since the beginning of 2020
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As the pandemic has spread around the world, the virus has left a trail of deaths in its wake.
Deaths in Europe and North America now outnumber those in Asia.
In Latin America, the proportion of deaths continues to rise.
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Daily cases by region
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Daily deaths by region
The epidemics in different countries have followed different trajectories.
The disease has hit the United States especially.
Around 8.8 million cases have been reported in the country and 226,613 patients have died.
But experts say it's unclear how deadly the virus really is, in part because a large number of cases, including mild or asymptomatic infections, may never be diagnosed.
In the United States, New York City has even told doctors not to test most sick people unless they are hospitalized.
The director of the US National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, has estimated the death rate of the virus at about 2%, while the WHO has estimated 3.4%.
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With information from Eliza Mackintosh and Arman Azad.
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