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Seven days in medicine: 30 Sep to 6 Oct 2020
BMJ 2020; 371 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3874 (Published 08 October 2020)
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Re: Seven days in medicine: 30 Sep to 6 Oct 2020
Dear Editor
In the 41st week of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the world registered the highest single day spike of 348,681 cases on 8.10.2020. The world has registered about 4,713 total COVID-19 cases per 1 Million population and 136.8 deaths per 1 million population as of 8.10.2020.
In Europe, a spike of about 90,859 COVID-19 cases were reported in a single day with the highest number of cases (18,129) from France on 8.10.2020.
In North America, on a single day about 68,256 cases were reported with the maximum cases of 56,652 from USA on 8.10.2020.
In Asia, on 8.10.2020 about 108,848 cases were reported in a single day with the maximum number (70,824) from India.
In South America, about 59,015 new cases were recorded in a single day on 8.10.2020 with a maximum number (27,182) from Brazil.
In Africa, new cases of 10,770 has been reported in a single day on 8.10.20 with the highest number of cases (1,736) from South Africa.
In Oceania, only 97 new COVID-19 cases were reported without any newer death in a single day on 8.10.2020.
Without vaccines, the Oceanic region has the lowest number (less than 100) of new COVID-19 cases with nearly zero deaths in the 41st week of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Competing interests: No competing interests
09 October 2020
M.A. Aleem
Emeritus Professor of Neurology * Visiting Specialist in Neurology ** Consultant Neurologist ***
The Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University * Dhanalakshami Srinivasan Medical College ** ABC Hospital ***
Chennai 600032* Perambalure 621212** Trichy 620018*** Tamilnadu India
@drmaaleem
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