Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[SvennoJ]

Weekly update, steady climb in cases

In total 4.39 million new cases were reported last week (up from 3.95 million) to a total of 202,356,491
Also another 66,159 more deaths were reported last week (up from 63,782) for a total of 4,289,636

Europe is reigning it in a bit, USA is on a fast upward trajectory

The continents

Asia reported 1.86 million new cases (up from 1.73 million) and 31,732 more deaths (up from 29,164)
North America reported 1.01 million new cases (up from 628K) and 8,375 more deaths (up from 6,171)
Europe reported 838K new cases (down from 863K) and 7,946 more deaths (slightly up from 7,326)
South America reported 404K new cases (down from 450K) and 11,377 more deaths (down from 14,218)
Africa reported 275K new cases (276K last week) and 6,653 deaths (slightly down from 6,832)
Oceania reported 11.5K new cases (up from 8,858) and 76 deaths (71 last week)

Corners of the world

USA reported 759K new cases (up from 405K) and 3,577 more deaths (up from 2,406)
India reported 282K new cases (282K last week) and 3,559 more deaths (slightly down from 3,804)
Iran reported 242K new cases (up from 206K) and 2,742 more deaths (up from 2,071)
Brazil reported 228K new cases (down from 248K) and 6,295 more deaths (down from 7,092)
Japan reported 83.0K new cases (up from 44.9K) and 67 deaths (67 last week)
South Africa reported 76.1K new cases (slightly down from 79.0K) and 2,673 more deaths (2,604 last week)
South Korea reported 10.6K new cases (slightly down from 11.1K) and 24 deaths (23 last week)
Canada reported 7,412 new cases (up from 4,587) and 65 deaths (50 last week)
Australia reported 1,779 new cases (up from 1,327) and 10 deaths (7 last week)

Europe in detail

The big sprint is over, yet a steady climb remains