Whoa! The true COVID-19 figure is likely 760 million cases!
Ten per
cent of the world’s population may have been infected by the coronavirus,
according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
If true,
that would put the global tally at 760 million coronavirus cases, significantly
more than the 35 million that’s been officially recorded.
The WHO’s
head of emergencies, Dr Michael Ryan, yesterday said that the body’s “best
estimates” puts the figure at one in every 10 people having contracted the
virus.
The
difference between the WHO’s estimates and the official count is has reported
often with the body repeatedly stating that figures are underestimated due to lack of testing globally.
Ryan
said, “When you count anything, you can’t count it perfectly. But I can assure
you that the current numbers are likely an underestimate of the true toll of
COVID.”
Deaths
related to the virus have topped one million worldwide, according to the John
Hopkins University but figures too are likely inaccurate.
