Audio By Carbonatix
We're close to reaching another sombre figure in the coronavirus pandemic, as the number of confirmed cases gets near to two million, according to Johns Hopkins University, which is tracking the disease globally.
Nearly 130,000 people have died and more than 500,000 have recovered, according to the US university's figures.
The US has the most cases, and more than 26,000 people have now died there.
The disease first emerged in central China just over three months ago and while it took a month and a half for the first 100,000 cases to be registered, that figure has accelerated since.
A million cases were reached on 2 April and that number has now more than doubled.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Building Ghana better: Why architects must be at the heart of national development
2 hours -
GMet warns of severe rainstorm across northern Ghana
3 hours -
Semenyo eyes bigger targets after breaking Yeboah’s Ghanaian Premier League record
3 hours -
Health Ministry reviews NDC manifesto commitments
4 hours -
Mfantsipim School @ 150 and Creech’s Mfantsipim Diaries: My First Shock
4 hours -
Labour backs proposed IPEC but demands full involvement in pay reforms
5 hours -
Ashaiman, parts of Accra to face a 15-hour power outage today
6 hours -
Mohammed Baantima Samba retains NPP Northern Regional chairmanship
6 hours -
Qatar denies capturing three Iranian pilots after downing fighter jets
7 hours -
Jeff Konadu Addo retains NPP Eastern Regional chairmanship
8 hours -
Peru cracks down on illegal gold mining in Amazon reserve with military show of force
8 hours -
NPP polls: Makafui Woanya re-elected as Volta Regional Chairman
8 hours -
NPP polls: List of newly elected NPP regional chairmen
9 hours -
Eleven killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, authorities say
9 hours -
MTN launches Bright Scholars Alumni Network to harness opportunity
9 hours