The threat of active transmission and distribution of COVID-19 in Latin America remains high. At the same time, the level of infections is stable in some States and continues to grow in others. The total number of detected cases of infection with a new type of coronavirus worldwide on the morning of July 21 was 14,348,858, 603,691 people died, according to the website of the world health organization (who). Most cases of infection reported in North and South America – 7 584 675, for them there is Europe – 3 079 218. Over the past 24 hours, 229,780 new cases of COVID-19 infection and 5,111 deaths have been detected worldwide. At the same time, Johns Hopkins University, which summarizes data from Federal and local authorities, as well as media and other sources in individual States, reports 14,655,405 identified cases and 609,198 deaths.

On March 11, the world health organization declared the outbreak of a new COVID-19 coronavirus infection a pandemic.

Situation in the US

More than 61 thousand new cases of coronavirus infection were detected in the United States over the past day, more than 400 people died, according to Johns Hopkins University.

A day earlier, more than 63 thousand cases of infection and 853 deaths were recorded in the United States. According to the University, in the last 24 hours, 61,847 cases of infection were recorded in the country, and 415 patients with COVID-19 died. For all time in the United States, 3,794,355 cases of coronavirus infection were detected, and more than 140,000 people died. More than 1.1 million infected people have recovered. Five Navy units have been sent to the us state of Texas to help fight the coronavirus, according to a statement on the state's Governor Greg Abbott's website. The units consist of medics and support staff, and they will be sent to different hospitals.

The situation in Brazil

The number of registered cases of infection with a new coronavirus infection in Brazil over the past day has increased by more than 20.2 thousand, according to the Ministry of health of the country. In the last 24 hours, 20,257 new COVID cases were detected in the country-19 and 632 deaths. On the eve of the increase in new cases of infection was 23.5 thousand.

During the entire period of infection, doctors in Brazil identified 2,118,646 cases of infection, and 80,120 patients with confirmed COVID-19 died.

Brazil ranks second in the world in terms of both coronavirus infections and COVID-19 victims.

Earlier, the Director of the who's health emergencies program, Michael Ryan, said that Brazil has reached a plateau on COVID-19 and is in the middle of an outbreak.

World situation

The number of identified cases COVID-19 in the UK during the day, increased by 580 to 295 372. The number of cases of COVID-19 infection in Israel increased for a day by 1,641 and amounted to 51,676, six more patients with this diagnosis died, the total number of deaths reached 415 people.

The number of detected cases of infection with a new type of coronavirus in Germany increased by 522 per day, four people died, according to the Robert Koch Institute, which is part of the German Ministry of health and keeps statistics on the incidence of COVID-19 in the country.

In Greece, over the past day, 11 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected, two of them were detected during control at the entrance to the country.

In Turkey, the number of infections increased by 931 per day, and 17 patients died, health Minister Fahrettin koja said.

In Iraq, the number of coronavirus infections is close to 95 thousand, and almost 4,000 people have died.In Kazakhstan, over the past day, 1,630 cases of coronavirus infection were detected, the total number of infections reached 73,468.

Coronavirus in Georgia

According to the latest data published on the government website StopCov.ge, in Georgia, COVID-19 was diagnosed in 1,039 people. 41 Georgian citizens were taken for treatment from other countries, 900 patients recovered, and 16 died.

By this time, there are 5,534 people in quarantine, and 267 in hospitals under medical supervision.

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