This archive report was first published on 14 July 2020.
As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of confirmed cases has reached a grim milestone of 12,768,307, representing 0.17 percent of the global population as of July 14, 2020.
According to the World Health Organization, the Americas are the worst-affected region, with nearly seven million confirmed cases. Europe is the second-worst hit continent, with nearly three million cases.
The Western Pacific and Africa are the least-affected regions, with 244,219 and 477,575 cases respectively.
Here are the top 12 countries most affected by the pandemic, measured by the number of confirmed cases:
- US: 3,225,950
- Brazil: 1,839,850
- India: 878,254
- Russia: 733,699
- Peru: 322,710
- Chile: 315,041
- Mexico: 295,268
- UK: 289,607
- South Africa: 276,242
- Iran: 257,303
- Spain: 253,908
- Pakistan: 251,625
However, a more reliable indicator of the pandemic's impact is the number of deaths. The disease has hit certain countries harder than others, causing more fatalities.
Here are the top 12 countries most affected by the pandemic, measured by the number of deaths as of July 13:
- US: 134,392
- Brazil: 71,469
- UK: 44,819
- Italy: 34,954
- Mexico: 34,730
- France: 29,907
- Spain: 28,403
- India: 23,174
- Iran: 12,829
- Peru: 11,682
- Russia: 11,439
- Belgium: 9,782
