Concern expressed that overall data falls well short of the true impact of the pandemic
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Globally, there were 74,779 new cases over the past 24 hours, according to the Reuters tally that is based on official government data, taking total cases to about 3.52-million. Deaths related to Covid-19, the disease caused by the new virus, stood at 246,920. The first death was reported on January 10 in Wuhan, China, after the virus emerged there in December.The daily rate of new cases worldwide has been in a 2%-3% range over the past week, against a peak of about 13% in mid-March, prompting many countries to begin easing lockdown measures that have upended businesses and crippled the global economy.
Health officials have also expressed concern about the rising case numbers in countries where there is a shortage of testing and a lack of medical facilities.
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