By Joyce Remi- Bababyeju
Abuja ( Sundiatapost) – The Coronavirus pandemic which took the world by storm has taken a new dimension as the number of affected cares worldwide skyrockets to a frightening figure of 105,621 cases, the World Health Organisation, according to the WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard.
Since the virus first surfaced in the Chinese village of Wuhan it has spread like wildfire across the world. It has become an outbreak it was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020 and on 11 February 2020, WHO announced a name for the new coronavirus disease making the WHO Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghegbreyesus to pronounce it a world pandemic.
As at today (Thursday) the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed that Nigeria has recorded 13,873 cases with a total deaths of 382.
Worldwide, according to WHO Dashboard on COVID-19, the world has recorded 105,621 deaths, 7,273, 958 confirmed cases and 413,372 deaths.
United States of America
739,503confirmed cases
Brazil
502,436confirmed cases
Russian Federation
290,147confirmed cases
The United Kingdom
286,579confirmed cases
India
242,280confirmed cases
Spain
235,763confirmed cases
Italy
203,736confirmed cases
Peru
185,416confirmed cases
Germany
177,938confirmed cases
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
173,036confirmed cases
Turkey
151,145confirmed cases
France
Source: WHO
