141,454 Deaths caused by COVID-19 as of April 16, 2020 @ 17:55 EST

8 characters enjoying Carnival activities in Montevideo Uruguay January 2019

April 16, 2020. We and the majority of the world's people are self-isolating in our homes. Non-essential business is shut down putting millions of people out of work. Most doctors, nurses, staffers and support people however, are run off their feet. Truck drivers, delivery people and grocery clerks are doing double duty while they too, remain six feet apart from any and all who approach.
Two blogposts ago Coronavirus COVID-19 was in its infancy and my account on the issues are  on Garfield's Legacy Fund and dated March 12 and March 20, 2020. Today statistics will shock anyone into the realization that we are fighting a war against a formidable foe. Worldwide we have 2,127,873 confirmed cases...540,575 patients recovered...and 141,454 deaths. The upside of these numbers might be that the recovered patients are four times the number of deaths. [Also its worth noting that these numbers are incorrect as I write. The information I have recorded here is from a Google Search.] The USA now has 33,633 deaths and China with its population of 1.4 billion,  (the Pandemic started in January 2020 in the major city of Wuhan), claims only 3,342 deaths. I think it's safe to say that which I had uttered in March: the civilized intelligent communicators of today have a long way to travel in aid of our fellow man.

It has been said and reported that certain relevant information was kept from moving freely across this planet, with that dearth of political, transportation and medical knowledge shared across the continents the numbers went straight up and continue to rise. The Chinese could have thrown the world a parachute but chose not to. The following paragraph was culled from Robyn Urback's Globe and Mail column on April 17, 2020:

""Late last year, the WHO, along with the rest of the world, had good reason to receive initial information from China on the strange new virus emerging out of Wuhan with some skepticism. The extraordinary early measures the country was taking to contain its spread, after all, seemed wildly out of proportion with Beijing’s official numbers of infected and dead. Indeed, months ago, there was reason to worry that China might not be sharing the full extent of its outbreak, and information has emerged since that all but confirms China again deceived the world. And it did it while the WHO openly praised its commitment to "transparency.”"

As April 21, 2020 here are the reported numbers [The Globe and Mail].
At least 2,440,809 cases confirmed around the world; with 639,877 recoveries and 167,628 deaths reported.
On April 22, 2020 as reported in the Globe and Mail:
2,553,359 cases confirmed around the world; with 679,791 recoveries and 176,285 deaths reported.
On April 30, 2020 3,169,410 cases confirmed around the world; with 958,623 recoveries and 224,613 deaths reported.
On May 5, 2020 3,600,575 cases have been confirmed worldwide; with 1,173,601 recoveries and 251,761 deaths.
On May 12, 2020  4,147,046 cases have been confirmed worldwide; with 1,428,338 recoveries and 284,037 deaths.
On May 15, 2020 4,405,365 cases have been confirmed; with 1,576,678 recoveries and 300,108 deaths.
On May 20, 2020 4,828,891 cases have been confirmed, with 1,802,184 recoveries and 318,980 deaths.
On May 21, 2020 4,951,769 cases have been confirmed; with 1,874,019 recoveries and 325,633 deaths.
On May 24, 2020 5,270,537 cases have been confirmed, with 2,087,666 recoveries and 340,186 deaths.
On May 28, 2020 5,635,312 cases have been confirmed, with 2,321,720 recoveries and 352,241 deaths.
On June 1, 2020  6,082,842 cases have been confirmed; with 2,588,240 recoveries and 369,727 deaths.
On June 5, 2020  6,587,768 cases have been confirmed; with 2,850,260 recoveries and 388,460 deaths.
On June 8, 2020  6,952,716 cases have been confirmed; with 3,115,977 recoveries and 401,038 deaths.
On June 18, 2020   Worldwide, 8,173,940 cases have been confirmed and 443,685 deaths.
On June 26, 2020   Worldwide, 9,430,384 cases have been confirmed; with 482,752 deaths.
ON July 1, 2020   Worldwide, 10,302,052 cases have been confirmed and 505,505 deaths reported.
On July 7,  2020  Worldwide,  11,449,707 cases have been confirmed and 534,267 deaths reported.

On July 13, 2020 Worldwide, 12,717,908 cases have been confirmed and 565,138 deaths reported.

On July 22, 2020 Worldwide, 14,703,293 cases have been confirmed and 609,887 deaths reported.

On July 26, 2020 Worldwide, 15,792,390 cases have been confirmed and 639,652 deaths reported.

On August 10, 2020 Worldwide, 19,378,036 cases confirmed and 721,324 deaths reported.

On August 14, 2020 Worldwide, 20,620,847 cases confirmed and 749,358 deaths reported.

On August 25, 2020 Worldwide, 23,420,418 cases confirmed and 808,676 deaths reported.

On September 12, 2020 Worldwide, 27,863,733 cases confirmed and 903,686 deaths reported.

On September 22, 2020 Worldwide, 31,021,972 cases confirmed and 960,695 deaths reported.

On October 6, 2020 in Canada, Coronavirus has led to at least 168,958 cases, 142,368 recoveries and 9,504 deaths reported in Canada. 210,000 deaths have been reported in the United States.

On October 21, 2020 Worldwide, there have been at least 40,395,527 cases confirmed and 1,118,159 deaths reported.

On November 14, 2020 Worldwide, there have been at least 52,733,290 cases confirmed and 1,293,661 deaths reported.

On November 25, 2020 Worldwide, there have been at least 58,649,324 cases confirmed and 1,388,068 deaths reported.

On December 3, 2020 Worldwide, there have been at least 63,875,627 cases confirmed and 1,480,502 deaths reported.

February 27, 2021

Reporting these statistics continually will serve only one purpose, that is the numbers are escalating and the world will continue to feel its effects. Business has suffered, workers have lost their jobs, people have been ordered/asked to stay at home, use a mask and stay 8 feet apart from everyone if it is absolutely necessary for you to go out for food, medicine and other important requirements. We have been following these protocols and others for more than a year now. It is February 28, 2021 and an observation of merit is that on July 1, 2020 there were 505,505 deaths worldwide; today there are over 510,000 deaths in the USA alone. In Canada we have had 864,000 cases with 21,944 deaths. In the USA we have 28,500,00 cases with 510,000 deaths. This story and this post have a long way to go.