Coronavirus: Over half a million cases worldwide as U.S nears 100, 000 infections

One hundred and eighty-eight thousand, three hundred and fifty-two people have so far recovered globally from the novel coronavirus, according to data published by Worldometers, a website providing real time statistics on the infection around the world.

The figure, which is updated every minutes or even in milliseconds, was obtained from the website by 5:18 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1.

There are 889,213 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 44,323 deaths from the infection so far around the world, according to the website.

The data of those who have recovered has given the world hope that the battle against the virus is not a hopeless one afterall.

China, where the virus originated, has the highest number of people – 76,238 – who have recovered from the infection so far, followed by Spain’s 22,647.

In Italy, 15,729 people have recovered from the coronavirus. The European country is one of the countries that have been worst hit by the pandemic.

Twenty-two thousand, six hundred and forty-seven people have recovered in Spain, another European country that has been terribly hit by the virus.

The number of people who have recovered from the coronavirus in the U.S. is put at 7,531 while that of Germany is 18,700.

Nine people have recovered in Nigeria.

The recovery stories

There is no known cure yet for the coronavirus, and doctors all over the world have been experimenting with different kind of treatment for now.

The Chinese city of Wuhan which was the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak was reported as having no new cases of infection on March 21, for the first time in 24 hours since the infection was first reported in December 2019.

The WHO chief, Tedros Ghebreyesus, while reacting to the cheery news, had said, “Wuhan provides hope for the rest of the world that even the most severe situation can be turned around.”

A Cameroonian student in the Chinese city of Jingzhou is reported to be the first African to have recovered from the coronavirus.

The BBC reported on February 12 that the 21-year-old student, Kem Senou Pavel Daryl, was treated in a local hospital in China “with antibiotics and drugs typically used to treat HIV patients”.

The report said he began to show signs of recovery after two weeks of care. “The CT scan showed no trace of the illness,” the report added.

A Nigerian woman recently shared an inspiring story of how she was able to beat the coronavirus.

Oluwaseun Osowobi, who leads an organisation against rape in Nigeria, said in a Twitter post, “I thought I was going to die & contemplated a succession plan for @StandtoEndRape. I was on drugs daily. Sometimes, I‘d take 8 tablets in the morning, 13 tablets in the afternoon, 10 at night. My system threw everything out! Water, food, soap & all disgusted me. But I’d look at the wall & force myself to stay hydrated — drank ORS. I FOUGHT TO LIVE! I FOUGHT!!”

She advised young Nigerians to stop smoking and start living a healthy lifestyle.