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Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide

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[GTranslate]Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of April 13, 2021 at 6:00pm EST.

Another record setting day in India. As coronavirus cases race out of control, the country’s health officials reported an additional 185,248 new Covid-19 cases. That is the highest single-day increase since the start of the pandemic. (more…)

Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide

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[GTranslate]Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of April 12, 2021 at 4:15pm EST.

For the second day in a row, Ontario reports more than 4,400 new coronavirus infections. In the last 24-hours, provincial health officials recorded 4,401 new cases and 619 patients in the ICU due to Covid-related critical illness.
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Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide

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[GTranslate]Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of April 11, 2021 at 5:15pm EST.

Another record setting day in the province of Ontario. In the last 24-hours, provincial health officials reported 4,456 new infections and 605 patients in the ICU due to Covid-related critical illness. These figures are the highest reported since the start of the pandemic.

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Overcrowded prisons: a worldwide epidemic

[GTranslate]Anyone who is convicted of a crime and imprisoned, may find themselves in some of the world’s worst overcrowded prisons. According to World Prison Brief, Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (WPB), the US is a world leader in incarceration. At 639 prisoners per 100,000 general population, the US has the highest incarceration rate in the world.

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