Coronavirus COVID-19 Daily Update 26th March 2020

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Global Impact of COVID-19 to Date

As of 26th March 10:00 (GMT)

Source: Johns Hopkins University & Medicine

COVID-19 Cumulative Global Cases

As of 25th March 10:00 (GMT)

Source: World Health Organisation

COVID-19 Global Active Cases Map

As of 25th March 10:00 GMT

Source: Johns Hopkins University & Medicine

Total UK COVID-19 Cases

As of 25th March 09:00 (GMT)

NB: Public Health England has now moved to a different reporting time for UK COVID-19 fatalities, as family consent is now needed to release mortality statistics. Hence the reported figures may not actually be the deaths that have taken place over the past 24 hours, meaning caution needs to be exercised when comparing figures from one day to the next.

Source: Public Health England

COVID-19 Cumulative UK Cases

As of 25th March 09:00 (GMT)

Source: Public Health England

COVID-19 Daily UK Cases

As of 25th March 09:00 (GMT)

Source: Public Health England

Latest Developments

Two new countries/territories/areas from the Western Pacific Region, and

Eastern Mediterranean Region have reported cases of COVID-19.

Update on vaccine progress

Italy

The number of covid-19 cases admitted to ICU has gone up to 11.6 % based on 8567 patients. Number may be lower when all admitted cases are accounted for.

88% of deceased had at least one comorbidity (cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, diabetes, immunodeficiency, metabolic diseases, cancer, obesity or other chronic diseases)

10.1% death rate (7503 fatalities / 74386 cases), with 683 deaths yesterday.

5210 new cases yesterday.

6205 Healthcare Workers infected.

More than 30 doctors (33) have given their lives - youngest doctor was born in 1971.

Source: Italy Ministry of Health Website

However, there has been a persistent fall in Italy case numbers

China

China’s extreme measures mean cases are falling

Spain has now had higher death toll than China

Chinese Website of the Commission for Health

Source: McKinsey & Company

USA

State by state US cases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website

US Coronavirus (COVID-19) website

Official Coronavirus (COVID-19) in California website

Source: The Guardian

Source: The Guardian

United Kingdom

NHS workers inadequately protected in accordance with WHO guidance 

UK deaths by NHS trust

London's ExCel Conference Centre being converted into emergency hospital to accommodate up to 4000 ventilated patients with COVID-19

ExCel Conference Centre, London

UK Government Advice

South Korea: Rigorous investigation of outbreak clusters and rapidly scaled testing capabilities limited spread

Source: McKinsey & Company

Daily Update by Rachel Amber Coles, MedShr Open Editorial Team, Medical Education Fellows