{"id":14086,"date":"2020-04-18T13:13:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T08:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/?p=14086"},"modified":"2020-04-18T13:13:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T08:13:32","slug":"pandemic-deaths-exceed-150000-2-2m-infections-nearly-561000-recoveries-globally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/14086","title":{"rendered":"Pandemic deaths exceed 150,000, 2.2M infections, nearly 561000 recoveries globally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #212529;\">The global coronavirus fatalities exceeded 150,000 on Friday, according to a running tally by U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1rem; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #212529;\">The university&#8217;s data counted 150,948 deaths, while the numbers of cases and recoveries stand at 2,214,861 and 560,980, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1rem; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #212529;\">The U.S. continues to be the worst-hit with having the highest numbers of infections and deaths. It recorded more than 683,700 infections and over 34,500 deaths.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1rem; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #212529;\">While Italy has the second-highest death toll with 22,745, Spain is the second country with the highest cases over 188,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1rem; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #212529;\">China, ground zero of the virus, most recently reported nearly %50 raise in its death toll bringing fatalities from 3,345 to 4,636 with over 83,700 cases. But those figures continue to raise question in and outside China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1rem; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #212529;\">Overall, the virus has spread to 185 countries since it first emerged in China in December.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1rem; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #212529;\">Despite the rising number of cases, most who contract the virus suffer mild symptoms before making a recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The global coronavirus fatalities exceeded 150,000 on Friday, according to a running tally by U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University. The university&#8217;s data counted 150,948 deaths, while the numbers of cases and recoveries stand at 2,214,861 and 560,980, respectively. The U.S. continues to be the worst-hit with having the highest numbers of infections and deaths. 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