Coronavirus : US’ Death Toll Doubles in 10 Days, No Place for Burial of Dead Bodies in Brazil

On Apr 25, 2020

New Delhi : Coronavirus has caused panic in the whole world. Thousands of deaths are happening every day. At present, its greatest impact is being seen in America. For the last few days, 1.5 to 3 thousand people are dying every day for the last few days. America, the world’s major country, has succumbed to the corona virus. In the US, the total death toll has been double to over 50 thousand within the last 10 days, with 3,176 people killed in 24 hours.

Death toll doubled in US in 10 days –

So far, 1 lakh 95 thousand people have lost their lives worldwide due to Corona. The actual death toll in America is believed to be more than 50 thousand, as most states are reporting only the number of deaths in hospitals and the number of deaths in homes is not being added to it. According to a report, the lowest number of deaths was 12 thousand in 2011-12 and 61 thousand in 2017-18. However, the Coronavirus figures far behind the havoc of the Spanish flu that spread in 1918, which killed 6.75 million American citizens. The Coronavirus figures also outstripped the number of 36,516 Americans killed in the Korean War between 1950–53. Meanwhile, according to Johns Hopkins University, 8,67,459 cases have been reported in the US as of Friday morning while 50,243 have lost their lives.

No place for dead bodies in Brazil

The condition in Brazil is now that in a refrigerator truck of a hospital in Manaus, the bodies have been placed on top of the bodies. Bulldozers are being used in making of mass graves here. The number of daily deaths here has increased from 20 to 100. More than 2,900 people have died in the country while the number of infected has crossed the 45,000 mark. There is no space left for keeping the dead bodies here.

Only in European countries more than 90 thousand deaths have taken place

Among the countries in Europe which have suffered the most deaths from Corona is Italy, where 25,549 people have died. Spain is at number two with 22,524 patients lost their lives. At number three, 21,856 patients have died in France, while at number four in Britain, 18,738 people have lost their lives. At number five is Belgium where 6,679 people have been killed so far and Germany is at number six where 5,575 people have been killed.