In the United States, where Covid-19 tests have multiplied in recent days, the bar of 100,000 cases has been crossed. In Italy but also in Spain, the results are quite simply dramatic. Our country has seen an increase of nearly 300 new deaths in a single day.
On March 27, 2020, the United States became the first country to surpass the 100,000 Covid-19 coronavirus case mark. Yesterday, this country had already overtaken China in terms of the number of cases. In addition, the mortality rate is 1.5%. Indeed, the United States has more than 1,500 deaths at present. President Donald Trump has said that his country has done the most Covid-19 testing and that its capacity will increase further. More than 500,000 tests have already been carried out.
Recall that the epicenter of the epidemic in the United States is located in New York, where hospitals are literally overflowing. It must be said that the big apple totals more than 25,000 cases for 450 deaths . In Los Angeles, where the situation is much less serious, a giant US Navy hospital ship has been mobilized. With a capacity of 1,000 beds, this floating hospital will become the largest in the city.
Italian Civil Protection announced more than 6,000 new cases of Covid-19 and 969 additional deaths in a single day. This is a new record since the start of the epidemic. According to the latest report, our neighbor now has 86,498 confirmed cases for 9,134 deaths . Moreover, if the mortality rate is 1.5% in the United States, it is much higher in Italy:10.5%. However, this should be linked to the number of tests carried out, which greatly influences the number of cases detected.
Spain also broke a record with 7,800 new cases and 769 additional deaths in one day. Now the Iberian neighbor has 65,719 confirmed cases for 5,138 deaths . While around 9,300 patients have been cured, more than 4,000 others are still in intensive care. Some experts are talking about a peak in contagion coming soon. However, this formula is to be taken with tweezers insofar as it has been coming back for several days.
In the wake of its neighbours, France sees its balance sheet increase every day. Our country now has 33,402 confirmed cases for 1,995 deaths . In one day, 299 new deaths were unfortunately deplored. In addition, as in Spain, more than 4,000 patients are in intensive care out of a total of more than 15,000 patients. By the way, the Director General of Health Jérôme Salomon announced something new. It's about an online dashboard published on the website of the Ministry of Health. This will allow everyone to follow the evolution of the epidemiological situation over time.
Elsewhere in the world, the other most affected countries (excluding China) are Germany (50,719 cases / 351 deaths), Iran (33,332 / 2,378 ), the United Kingdom (14,745 / 759) and Switzerland (12,928 / 231). We should also mention the Netherlands where the mortality rate is rather high with 546 deaths for 8,647 cases. Finally, the global toll is approaching the 600,000 case mark and the 30,000 death mark.
