Global Statistics
Country | Total Cases | New Cases | Total Deaths | New Deaths | Total Recovered | Active Cases | Total Tests |
World | 4,988,994 | +94,813 | 324,958 | +4,589 | 1,956,361 | 2,702,022 | |
USA | 1,570,583 | +20,289 | 93,533 | +1,552 | 361,180 | 1,115,870 | 12,645,473 |
Russia | 299,941 | +9,263 | 2,837 | +115 | 76,130 | 220,974 | 7,352,316 |
Spain | 278,803 | +615 | 27,778 | +69 | 196,958 | 54,067 | 3,037,840 |
Brazil | 271,885 | +17,408 | 17,983 | +1,179 | 106,794 | 147,108 | 735,224 |
UK | 248,818 | +2,412 | 35,341 | +545 | N/A | N/A | 2,772,552 |
South Africa | 17,200 | +767 | 312 | +26 | 7,960 | 8,928 | 488,609 |
Egypt | 13,484 | +720 | 659 | +14 | 3,742 | 9,083 | 135,000 |
Nigeria | 6,401 | +226 | 192 | +1 | 1,734 | 4,475 | 36,899 |
Zambia | 772 | +11 | 7 | 192 | 562 | 18,519 | |
Tanzania | 509 | 21 | 183 | 305 | |||
Eswatini | 208 | +3 | 2 | 87 | 119 | 4,160 | |
Mozambique | 146 | +1 | 44 | 102 | 6,537 | ||
Malawi | 70 | 3 | 27 | 40 | 1,803 | ||
Zimbabwe | 46 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 31,589 | ||
Botswana | 25 | +1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 13,294 | |
Lesotho | 1 | 1 |
There are 4,988,994 cases of the Coronavirus, with 94,813 new cases recorded yesterday. 1,956,361 cases have been reported to have been recovered worldwide.
The USA recorded the highest number of new cases of 20, 289 and Brazil recorded the second highest number with 17,408.
The country reported 17,408 new cases and 1,179 new deaths — its largest one-day jump since the pandemic began.
South Africa continue to witness a decline in the number of new cases from 918 on the 18th of May to 767 recorded cases yesterday, which brings the total number of cases in South Africa to 17, 200. A total of 488, 609 tests have been conducted around the country.
Zimbabwe statistics remain unchanged at 46 cases and 18 recoveries after 31,589 tests have been conducted to date.
Children with suspected Covid-related syndrome need immediate attention, doctors say.
Kids who may have multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, a troubling complication of Covid-19 infection, need immediate attention and will probably need to be hospitalized, doctors said Tuesday.
It’s becoming clear that many of the children with the new syndrome have damage to their hearts and need immediate treatment, the doctors said during a meeting organized by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Evidence grows that inflammation is culprit in severe Covid-19 cases, doctors say.
Doctors warned today that inflammation is causing the severe effects of Covid-19 disease in patients, and said reducing those effects may be key to helping people get better.
Teams across the US are testing a variety of immune-modulating drugs often prescribed for conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and cancer, Dr. Vincent Marconi of the Emory University School of Medicine told a briefing organized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Metal Prices Asia/Europe/NY markets
20/05/2020
METAL | BID | ASK | CHANGE | LOW | HIGH |
GOLD | 1747.30 | 1748.30 | +2.60 | 1746.80 | 1751.10 |
SILVER | 17.45 | 17.55 | ++0.11 | 17.43 | 17.60 |
PLATINUM | 837.00 | 842.00 | +6.00 | 835.00 | 845.00 |
PALLADIUM | 1981.00 | 2131.00 | +10.00 | 1969.00 | 2139.00 |
RHODIUM | 5100.00 | 8100.00 | 0.00 | – | – |