28 August
Globally, the total confirmed cases of Covid-19 have reached over 25,200,000 with over 846,000 deaths and 16,624,000 recoveries.
The number of new daily confirmed cases continues to decline in the US.
Germany has performed more than 987,400 daily tests in the week leading up to 8/26 and reported 19 new cases per million population.
Germany’s positive test rate is approximately 2%.
The US reported over 130 new cases per million population and a positive test rate of 7.8%.
Bahrain and Israel are reporting are reporting the highest new cases per million population in the world with 363 and 250 new cases per million population, respectively.
Collectively the Middle East and Latin America have the most total confirmed cases per million of population.
Bahram Hassanpourfard, MPH, Epidemiologist at GlobalData
