The global toll linked to the Covid-19 coronavirus continues to increase. The situation in the United States is obviously the most worrying, and has been for about two weeks. In France and other countries, containment seems to be producing its first effects, but efforts will have to continue during the month of April.
On the evening of April 9, 2020, the results of the epidemic in France reported 118,781 confirmed cases for 12,228 deaths . Our country is in fourth place in the ranking of the most impacted countries. For the first time, the authorities have observed a drop in the number of patients in intensive care. However, no less than 30,000 people are currently hospitalized.
The confinement in France started on March 17, 2020 and has already been extended once. So the latter was to continue until April 14, it seems that the confinement will not stop. On April 13, President Emmanuel Macron will officially announce the news in a speech. As Arnaud Fontanet, epidemiologist at the Institut Pasteur, explains, containment works. However, this month of April will be decisive and efforts should be continued with the same intensity. Suffice to say that deconfinement is not ready to happen yet.
With over 466,000 confirmed cases , the United States is more than ever in the lead. Indeed, a quarter of the officially declared cases in the world are in this country. However, the United States today still has slightly fewer deaths than Italy. Nevertheless with about 17,000 deaths , the first place is really not far away.
The United States recorded 1,783 additional deaths in 24 hours and has had more than a thousand deaths every day for the past week. In addition, New York State remains the main focus of the epidemic with more than 7,000 deaths. As for the city of New York, it should be subject to confinement at least until June.
In the United States, the situation has stabilized in hospitals in the most affected regions. In Italy, the toll is 143,626 cases for 18,279 deaths . However, the number of patients in intensive care is falling and recoveries are increasing. In Spain, the toll is 157,022 cases for 15,843 deaths. The country recorded 605 new deaths in the past 24 hours, the lowest number since March 24. As for the United Kingdom, the situation remains alarming with 65,872 cases and almost 8,000 deaths.
The situation is of concern in Latin America, which has just exceeded 50,000 cases for more than 2,000 deaths. The most affected country is Brazil (18,176 cases / 957 deaths) and the country with the highest mortality rate is Ecuador (4,965 / 272). The global toll reports more than 1.6 million confirmed cases for approximately 97,000 deaths.
