Deaths: 730,000 Cases: 19.8 million
The coronavirus out broke in January 2020 from the Chinese city of Wuhan. The virus causes acute respiratory disease which has been named Covid-19, and is capable of human-to-human transmission. As of 10 August 2020, about 730,000 people have been died from this deadly virus and more than 19.8 million other cases have been confirmed. The virus has now spread to more than 199 countries.
Covid-19 Statistics
| Location | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | 19,800,612 | 730,000 |
| United States | 5,052,168 | 162,462 |
| Brazil | 3,035,582 | 101,136 |
| Mexico | 480,278 | 52,298 |
| United Kingdom | 310,825 | 46,574 |
| India | 2,153,010 | 43,379 |
| Italy | 250,566 | 35,205 |
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