Worldwide coronavirus cases surpass the 40 million milestone on Monday, according to a Reuters tally. Experts believe the true numbers of both cases and deaths are likely much higher.
According to Reuters data, it took just 32 days to go from 30 million global cases to 40 , compared with the 38 days it took to get from 20 to 30 million. The 44 days between 10 and 20 million, and the three months it took to reach 10 million cases from when the first case was reported.
There was a record one-day increase in new infections last week, with global cases rising above 400,000 for the first time. There was an average of around 347,000 cases each day over the past week, compared with 292,000 in the first week of October.
Around 247 cases are coming per 10,000 people in the United States. For India and Brazil, those numbers stand at 55 cases and 248 cases per 10,000 people respectively. New cases are growing at over 150,000 a day in Europe. As many countries including Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Poland, Ukraine, Cyprus, and Czech Republic are daily reporting increases in cases.
Europe currently accounts for 17% of the global cases and nearly 22% of the deaths worldwide. Since the pandemic started, over 1.1 million people have died due to COVID-19. The global fatality rate of total cases is 2.8%.
World Health Organization said the global death toll from COVID-19 could double to 2 million. And we should widely use a successful vaccine to stop the spread.