(Fighting once morest New Coronary Pneumonia) The number of confirmed cases in many states in the United States has surged, and the number of daily confirmed cases in Russia has fallen below 7,000
China News Agency, Beijing, May 3. Comprehensive news: The latest data from the official website of the World Health Organization shows that as of 19:46 CET on May 2, there have been 51,147,9320 confirmed cases of the new crown worldwide, and 6,238,832 deaths from the new crown.
Statistics released by Johns Hopkins University at 8:21 on May 3, Beijing time, show that there are 51,403,8469 confirmed cases and 6,237,720 deaths worldwide. The data also shows that seven countries have more than 1 million confirmed cases in the past 28 days, followed by South Korea, Germany, France, Italy, Australia, the United States and Japan. Among them, South Korea has confirmed 3,294,327 cases in the past 28 days, and Japan has confirmed 1,197,496 cases in the past 28 days.
Americas: U.S. states surge in confirmed cases
According to data released by Johns Hopkins University at 8:21 on May 3, Beijing time, a total of 81,444,332 cases have been diagnosed in the United States, and a total of 993,999 deaths.
According to a report by CBS on April 30, in the past two weeks, the number of newly confirmed cases in the United States has increased by 52%, and the number of hospitalized cases has increased by 14%; the number of newly confirmed cases in at least 6 states has more than doubled. Currently, regarding 43% of the U.S. population lives in areas with high or significant risk of COVID-19 transmission.
According to the “New York Times” report on May 2, a new wave of surge caused by the subtype BA.2 of the new coronavirus mutated virus Omicron strain is affecting New York City, USA. At present, New York City has an average of nearly 2,500 new cases per day, a significant increase from the daily increase of regarding 600 cases in early March this year. In addition, more than 50 new hospitalized cases and 4 to 5 deaths were added every day in the city, and the trend of the epidemic worsening once more was obvious.
According to data released by the Cuban Ministry of Public Health on May 1, the country added 190 new cases in a single day, the lowest level in a year. Meanwhile, in the week ended May 1, the number of new confirmed cases in the country fell to 1,400 from 1,995 the previous week, and the number of new deaths fell from five to two. Cuban Minister of Public Health Portal Miranda said that the country’s new crown case fatality rate also fell to 0.14% in April.
The Cuban government said that mass vaccinations contributed to the mitigation of the epidemic. Data show that 9.9 million of Cuba’s population of more than 11 million have completed the full course of vaccination once morest the new crown.
Ecuadorian Health Minister Jimena Garzon recently revealed that data show that the country’s new crown virus epidemic curve has turned downward. Ecuadorian President Russo pointed out that the ease of the epidemic is the result of large-scale vaccination once morest the new crown. About 83% of Ecuador’s total population completed two doses of the vaccine.
Europe: Russia’s daily increase in confirmed cases drops below 7,000
The Russian Epidemic Prevention Headquarters reported on May 2 that 6,207 new cases were diagnosed in the country in a single day, with a total of 18,195,608 confirmed cases; 136 new deaths were reported, and a total of 376,167 deaths.
According to data released by the Italian Ministry of Health on May 2, in the past 24 hours, 18,896 new cases were diagnosed in the country, with a total of 16,523,859 confirmed cases; 124 new deaths were reported, and a total of 163,736 deaths.
Asia: Nearly 200 million people in Indonesia have been vaccinated once morest the new crown
Indonesia’s official local time announced on the followingnoon of May 2 that there were 168 new confirmed cases in the country in the past 24 hours, with a total of 6,047,208 confirmed cases; 14 new deaths, and a total of 156,287 deaths.
May 2 is Eid al-Fitr this year in Indonesia. Eid al-Fitr celebrations, which were banned for two years by the Indonesian government due to the new crown epidemic, have resumed this year, and the Indonesian government has also allowed people to return to their hometowns to celebrate the festival following completing their vaccinations.
According to the Indonesian Ministry of Health, nearly 490,000 people received the third dose of the new crown vaccine on Eid al-Fitr. So far, more than 199 million people in the country have been vaccinated once morest the new crown vaccine, of which more than 165 million people have completed two doses and more than 40.18 million people have received a third booster dose.
Thailand officially announced on May 2 that 9,331 new cases were diagnosed in the country in a single day, which is the first time since February this year that the number has dropped below 10,000. In mid-April, following the long holiday of Songkran New Year in the Thai calendar, the daily increase in confirmed cases in Thailand gradually decreased, from more than 20,000 cases per day before the festival to less than 10,000 cases at present.
Starting this month, Thailand has further opened its doors, and international tourists who have been fully vaccinated do not need to undergo nucleic acid testing following entering Thailand. The Ministry of Transport of Thailand stated on May 2 that more than 20,000 air passengers entered Thailand on the first day of the nucleic acid-free opening on May 1. Among them, Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport welcomed nearly 17,000 passengers on 96 international flights. The airport welcomed more than 4,000 passengers on 27 international flights.
According to data released on the official website of the Korea Central Epidemic Prevention Countermeasures Headquarters on May 3, South Korea added 51,131 new cases and 49 new deaths in a single day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 17,346,753.
Africa: Experts say new variant may dominate South Africa’s new wave of epidemics
According to data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on May 1, local time, a total of 11,446,107 confirmed cases and 252,157 deaths have been confirmed in Africa.
Farid Abdullah, a medical expert at the South African Medical Research Council, said on May 2 that in the next period of time, two new variants of the newly discovered Omicron strain, BA.4 and BA.5, are extremely It is possible to become the “protagonist” of a new wave of epidemic peaks. Data previously released by the African Institute of Health showed that these two variants are able to evade vaccines and antibodies produced by contracting the virus, and have a greater ability to spread.
Abdullah also said that following the discovery of the BA.4 and BA.5 variants, there was an immediate increase in the number of confirmed and hospitalized cases in South Africa, especially in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. In the hardest-hit areas of the epidemic, the vast majority of confirmed patients were infected with these two new variants. (Finish)Return to Sohu, see more
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