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Table 1 COVID-19 cases, deaths and case-fatality rates in six regions of the world

From: Analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons towards a more effective response to public health emergencies

Regions

Cases per mil pop

Deaths per mil pop

Total cases (%)

Total deaths (%)

Tests per mil pop

Case-fatality ratea

Europe

131,730

2082

31%

28%

2,379,478

1.6%

North America

125,015

2121

24%

23%

1,587,217

1.7%

South America

95,342

2740

13%

22%

436,876

2.9%

Oceania

32,673

110

0.4%

0.1%

149,348

0.3%

Asia

18,813

272

28%

23%

372,822

1.4%

Africa

7410

167

3%

4%

64,564

2.3%

World

40,295

708

100%

100%

519,312

1.8%

  1. Source: worldometer- COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
  2. aCase-fatality rate is calculated as a percentage of reported deaths out of reported cases of COVID-19