The death toll from the coronavirus in Spain, the country hit hardest by the pandemic after the United States and Italy, moved past 20,000 on Saturday, the health ministry said. A total of 20,043 people have now succumbed to the…
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Virus death toll tops 10,000 in New York
New York’s death toll from coronavirus topped 10,000, with hospitals still seeing 2,000 new patients a day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. The state tallied 671 new deaths on Sunday. It was the first time in a week daily toll…
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Spain sees daily drop in virus deaths, over 15,000 total
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Spain’s daily death toll from the coronavirus fell to 683 on Thursday, after rising for two days, the authorities said. The country, one of the worst hit by the pandemic, has now recorded 15,238 deaths from…
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Coronavirus cases recorded in Europe pass 750,000
Credit: CC0 Public Domain More than 750,000 coronavirus cases have been recorded across Europe, according to an AFP tally compiled from official sources at 1100 GMT. That accounts for more than half of the cases identified worldwide so far, although…
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Elon Musk Just Donated 1,000 Ventilators to Hospitals Treating Coronavirus
Billionaire Elon Musk has reportedly donated 1,000 ventilators to hospitals in California to help them treat patients who have been diagnosed with coronavirus. The ventilators were produced in Tesla facilities, using the same technology that goes into the company’s ventilation…
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Britain’s COVID-19 strategy ‘risks 70,000 additional deaths’
Britain’s strategy to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus could lead to up to 70,000 additional deaths this year, new research showed Monday. Fears are growing that the crisis in Britain is following the same path as the one…
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Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 1,000; 13th U.S. Case Confirmed
TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2020 — More than 1,000 deaths and close to 43,000 illnesses have now been confirmed in the coronavirus outbreak that continues to rage in China, while a 13th U.S. case was reported late Monday. Those totals far…
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Italy coronavirus cases exceed 1,000, death toll at 29
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The number of cases of the new coronavirus in Italy has exceeded 1,000, the health ministry said Saturday, with the death toll rising by eight to 29 in the past 24 hours. The number of cases…
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