World Health Organization Estimate Suggests 760 Million People Have Contracted The Covid-19 Coronavirus

WHO estimate suggests 760million people have contracted the disease, based on current global population of about 7.6billion. But only 35million cases have officially been picked up around the world through countries' official testing programmes (pictured on the map) 

Daily Mail: WHO says 10 PER CENT of the world's population - 760MILLION people - has had Covid-19 but warns most people are still vulnerable because 'we are now heading into a difficult period' 

 * Dr Michael Ryan, head of emergencies at WHO, said 'best estimate' was that 10% of people had been infected 

 * Suggests 760million people have contracted disease, based on current global population of about 7.6billion 

 * Only 35million cases have officially been picked up around world through countries' official testing regimes 

One in 10 people around the world has been infected with the coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization. Dr Michael Ryan, head of emergencies at the WHO, said its 'best estimate' was that 10 per cent of the global population has caught Covid-19. 

He said the figures vary wildly from country to country, as well as between urban and rural settings, and different groups of people. The WHO estimate suggests 760million people have contracted the disease, based on current global population of about 7.6billion. 

It also suggests Covid-19 kills around 0.14 per cent of patients, making it slightly deadlier than seasonal flu — which has a mortality rate of around 0.1 per cent. For comparison, the WHO's last estimate was that around 0.6 per cent of everyone who gets infected will die. 

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 World Health Organization Estimate Suggests 760 Million People Have Contracted The Covid-19 Coronavirus 

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