Coronavirus Cases in Highly Industrialized Countries
Last Updated on July 20, 2023 by Editorial Team
Author(s): Benjamin Obi Tayo Ph.D.
Originally published on Towards AI.
Italy has been hit the hardest among top industrialized nations. Japan and Russia have the least number of cases and deaths. Italy and the USA are projected to overtake China in the number of cases within a few days.

Coronavirus cases from the top 9 industrialized nations. Source of data: Google Crises Response Data on COVID-19. Image by Benjamin O. Tayo
The coronavirus, also referred to as COVID-19 is a novel, highly contagious virus that has created a global pandemic and is making headlines all over the world. According to the Google Crises Response Data on COVID-19, there are 471,076 confirmed cases globally with 21,284 deaths, as of March 25, 2020. According to this same report, there are a total of 183 countries, territories or areas with reported laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths.
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