Coronavirus Pandemic: Latest Update

Credit: John Burn-Murdoch/FT

Latest update as per Johns Hopkins:

• Total known cases: 441,187

• Total Deaths: 19,784

• Countries/regions: 172

  Confirmed cases per country/region:

• China: 81,661

• Italy: 69,176

• US: 55,568

• Spain: 47,610

Graphics of the day:

• US curve began gently, but is rapidly picking up pace

• US & Spain look likely to become next epicentres as death tolls soar in both

• Shows the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic is shifting to the USA.

• And within the US, New York City is the epicenter. Known cases in NYC are doubling every three days. And within NYC, Brooklyn/Queens is the epicenter.

Credit: John Burn-Murdoch/FT