Thursday, April 2, 2020

Global Deaths from COVID-19 Now Over 50,000; Number of Coronavirus Cases Is Almost 1 Million

Global deaths from COVID-19 passed the 50,000 mark today (April 2, 2020), after Italy announced 760 new fatalities in 24 hours, according to the Euro News website.

The number of coronavirus cases stands 75,000 shy of a million. More than 200,000 have recovered from the disease.

There is a glimmer of hope in Italy that containment measures are paying off. The number of daily new infections now stands at 4,668, down from 6,153 a week ago.

More than 10,000 medical personnel have been infected in Italy and 69 doctors have died, according to the National Institutes of Health and the Italian Association of Doctors.

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