The coronavirus pandemic death toll in Spain reached at 11,000 on Friday, as the country reported its highest single-day number of deaths since the outbreak began, with the total rising by more than 1,000 to 10,096 among 110,238 infections.The United States - the world's hardest-hit country - recorded more than 5,600 coronavirus deaths, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. It has confirmed more than 236,000 cases of the disease.
Spain announced another 932 coronavirus deaths on Friday as its total toll nears 11,000 as it continued to suffer the second-most fatalities in the world behind Italy.
Around the globe, the number of coronavirus deaths topped 53,000 as another grim milestone was reached with more than one million confirmed infections.
The United States reported the highest daily death toll of any country so far at nearly 1,200. It now has more than 6,000 fatalities as the contagion rapidly spreads.More than 1,013,000 people have been diagnosed with the virus globally, according to the data from Johns Hopkins University. More than 210,000 people have recovered from the disease, including 9,000 in the US. Deaths from the new coronavirus in Italy continue to soar, with the country reporting 919 deaths in a single day on Friday (March 27) — the biggest single-day death toll reported in any country since the start of the outbreak. But why are deaths in Italy so high?
Italy now has the highest number of deaths in the world from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. As of Friday (April 3rd), the country had reported more than 13,915 deaths, according to worldometer, a website tracking COVID-19 cases there are 115,242 infected peope while 18,278 have so far been recovered. And the country's fatality rate from COVID-19 — at 10% — is much higher than the global average of 3.4%, according to the World Health Organization.
One factor affecting the country's death rate may be the age of its population — Italy has the oldest population in Europe, with about 23% of residents 65 or older, according to The New York Times. The median age in the country is 47.3, compared with 38.3 in the United States, the Times reported. Many of Italy's deaths have been among people in their 80s, and 90s, a population known to be more susceptible to severe complications from COVID-19, according to The Local.
What's more, older adults appear to make up a greater proportion of cases in Italy, with about 37% of cases ages 70 and older, compared with 12% of cases in China, according to a paper on the issue of deaths in Italy, published March 23 in the journal JAMA.Pakistani authorities on Friday have reported 35 deaths from novel coronavirus while the total number of cases has surged to 2458.
According to details, 928 patients have been tested positive for the epidemic in Punjab, 783 in Sindh, 311 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 190 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 169 in Balochistan, 68 in Islamabad and nine in Azad Kashmir. So far, 126 patients have recovered in the country while 10 are in critical condition. In an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus, the National Coordination Committee (NCC) has decided to extend the countrywide lockdown till April 14.
Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar informed that goods transport carrying food will remain open, while medicines will be available for the general public in all four provinces of the country.
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