(Fighting against COVID-19) The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Canada exceeds 10% of the total population. The cumulative number of deaths from COVID-19 in Japan exceeds 30,000.
China News Service Beijing, May 15th. Comprehensive news: According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University , As of 13:33 on the 15th, Beijing time, there were a total of 521,128,871 confirmed cases and 6,263,321 deaths worldwide.
Americas: At least 1 in 10 people in Canada has been infected with the new coronavirus
According to statistics released by the Canadian government’s official website on the 13th, as of now, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Canada has exceeded 3,816,000, exceeding 10% of its total population. , which is equivalent to at least 1 in 10 people in Canada being infected with (passed by) the new coronavirus. The cumulative number of deaths in Canada exceeds 40,000, of which more than 90% are patients aged 60 and above.
As of now, all provinces in Canada have lifted COVID-19 prevention and control measures, but the number of deaths caused by the COVID-19 virus remains at a high level. The average number of deaths over the past week is close to that seen during the peaks of the first two waves of the epidemic this year.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, as of 17:20 on the 14th Eastern Time (5:20 on the 15th, Beijing time), the United States had a total of 82,437,716 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 999,572 deaths. Compared with 24 hours ago, the two data showed 36,519 new confirmed cases and 102 new deaths.
Data released recently by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the recent average daily increase in confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia in the United States is 75,000, while the number was 30,000 a month ago; the average daily number of new hospitalized patients increased by 18.1% last week , has reached an average daily attendance of more than 2,500 people.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts that there will be 5,400 new deaths from COVID-19 in the United States in the next two weeks. California, New York, and Florida are expected to have the largest number of new deaths in the next few weeks.
Europe: Russian experts say that the super mutated new coronavirus strain may enter Russia
According to a report by the Russian TASS news agency on the 14th, Kamil Khafizov, an expert at the Central Institute of Epidemiology of the Russian Federal Bureau of Consumer Rights Protection and Public Welfare Supervision, said , the new subtypes BA.4 and BA.5 of the new coronavirus Omicron strain and BA.2.12.1, which is regarded as a "super mutated new coronavirus strain", are very likely to enter Russia.
The latest statistics released by the Italian Ministry of Health on the 14th showed that in the past 24 hours, there were 36,042 new confirmed cases nationwide, with a total of 17,030,147 confirmed cases; 91 new deaths, and a total of 165,182 deaths. In the past 24 hours, Italy has completed about 260,000 new coronavirus tests, with a positive detection rate of 13.7%.
Asia: Japan has reported more than 30,000 deaths.
According to KCNA reported on the 315th, according to the National Emergency Epidemic Prevention Command, from the evening of the 13th to 18:00 on the 14th, North Korea had more than 296,180 new fever cases and recovered cases. More than 252,400 cases and 15 deaths.
From the end of April to 18:00 on May 14, more than 820,620 fever cases have been reported across the country, of which more than 496,030 have recovered and more than 324,550 are still receiving treatment. So far, 42 cases have died.
Japan’s Kyodo News Agency reported that as of May 13, the cumulative number of reported deaths from COVID-19 in Japan has reached 30,020. Since the beginning of this year, the spread of the Omicron strain has led to a surge in the number of infected people, and a corresponding increase in the number of deaths, mainly among the elderly. The cumulative number of COVID-19 deaths in Japan exceeded 20,000 on February 11 this year. Only about three months later, the number of COVID-19 deaths in Japan increased by another 10,000.
South Korea’s Central Epidemic Prevention Countermeasures Headquarters reported on the 15th that as of 0:00 that day, South Korea had 25,434 new confirmed cases compared with 0:00 the previous day, and a total of 17,782,061 confirmed cases. There were 48 new deaths, 7 fewer than the previous day, and a total of 23,709 deaths, with an average fatality rate of 0.13%.
Yonhap News Agency reported that based on the notification date, this was the first time in 15 weeks that the number of newly confirmed cases in a single day fell below 30,000 on Sunday. The number of new cases in a single day decreased by 4,147 from the previous day, and it has been below 50,000 for 12 consecutive days.
A senior South Korean government official said in an interview with Yonhap News Agency on the 15th that the government is currently actively discussing relevant plans and strives to formally propose to North Korea early next week to hold a working meeting on providing new crown epidemic prevention support.
"Cambodia China Times" quoted the Cambodian Ministry of Health's report on the 14th that there were no new confirmed cases in the country on the 13th, 3 new cases were cured and discharged, and there were no new deaths. Since the 7th of this month, Cambodia has maintained zero new confirmed cases for 7 consecutive days. As of now, Cambodia has a total of 136,262 confirmed cases and 3,056 deaths.
According to data released by the Indian Ministry of Health on the 15th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in India has risen to 43,121,599. In the past 24 hours, India had 2,487 new confirmed cases; 13 new deaths, and a total of 524,214 deaths.
Africa: There are more than 11.545 million confirmed cases in Africa.
According to data from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of the 14th, there were a total of 11,545,490 confirmed cases and 252,626 deaths in the region. (End)
(China News Network)
