The number of confirmed cases of contamination of coronavirus in the world exceeded 156.49 million, an increase in the day by more than 817 thousand. According to the data of the World Health Organization (WHO) published on Saturday, the amount of lethal exodes has increased by more than 13.4 thousand, Examing 3.26 million
As of the evening, on May 8, the WHO received information about 156 496 592 infected and 3,64,143 dead. The number of infected increased by 817,345, deaths – at 13,426.
WHO Statistics take into account only officially confirmed information about infected and dead, provided by states.
More than half cases of infection Over the past 24 hours accounted for the region of Southeast Asia (423 364), in which WHO also includes India, in second place – North and South America (205 327), on the third – Europe (124 715 ).