This Wednesday, July 7, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) has just announced that the coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than four million people.
“We have just passed the tragic milestone of four million listed Covid-19 deaths, which most certainly underestimates the overall toll“, lamented WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a press conference. At the dawn of a fourth wave under the impetus of the Delta variant, the director emphasizes that “The world was at a dangerous point in this pandemic”. The first case of coronavirus appeared in China in December 2019, before this virus spread around the world to turn into the largest pandemic since the Spanish flu (1918-1920).
The United States and Brazil are the most affected countries
Many countries have recorded a large number of deaths. According to a report established by AFP, the United States occupies the first position, both in number of deaths and cases, with 605,905 deaths. Brazil is in second position with 526,892 deaths, India has 404,211 dead, Mexico has 233,958 deaths and Peru brings up the rear with 193,588 dead.
But the numbers can be much more serious and the WHO estimates that the real toll could be two to three times higher.
