Five months after the first fatality was reported in mainland China, the coronavirus pandemic reached two grim milestones Monday: 400,000 deaths and near 7.1 million cases.
Since Chinese media reported one death on Jan. 11, outbreaks have spread around the world, first hitting European nations hard then affecting the United States and now Latin America.
On Monday, the death toll stands at 406,207, and 7,039,882 cases, a rise of 7,092,315, according to tracking by Worldometers.info.
China’s deaths and cases were the most for a few months but it has slid to 18th with 4,634 fatalities — and no fatality reported since April 26. And since May 1, only 16 cases have been reported for a total of 83,036 in 18th place.
Italy surged past China into first place but the outbreak has now largely been contained.
Since May 1, 5,663 deaths have been reported in Italy for a total of 33,899. Several European nations became hot spots with Britain, Spain and France joining Italy in the top 10. But the curve has been flattened and only 160 deaths were reported Sunday — 77 in No. 2 Britain, 53 in No. 3 Italy, 13 in No. 4 France, 1 in No. 5 Spain, 15 in No. 8 Belgium and 1 in No. 9 Germany. On Saturday, the increase was 328, including 204 in Britain. The daily rate was as high as 1,494 in France, 1,172 in Britain, 919 in Italy, 961 in Spain,
