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The West

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First episode dateSeptember 15, 1996
Final episode dateSeptember 22, 1996
Narrated by Peter Coyote
Number of episodes8
Number of seasons 1
Networks Public Broadcasting Service
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About The West


The West, sometimes marketed as Ken Burns Presents: The West, is a 1996 television documentary miniseries about the American Old West. It was directed by Stephen Ives and featured Ken Burns as executive producer. It was first broadcast on PBS on eight consecutive nights from September 15 to 22, 1996.

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Covid map: Coronavirus cases, deaths, vaccinations by country

Nov 30,2023 5:11 pm

Covid-19 is continuing to spread around The World , with around 240 million confirmed cases and More Than 4. 8 million deaths across almost 200 countries.

The US, India and Brazil have seen the highest number of confirmed cases, followed by the UK, Russia and Turkey.

Very few places have been left Untouched .

mapped Confirmed cases around The World Zoom to The World Africa North America Latin America & Caribbean Asia Europe Middle East Oceania Show 239,630,162 cases 4,882,363 deaths

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Circles show number of confirmed coronavirus cases per Country .

Source: Johns Hopkins University, national Public Health agencies

Figures last updated 15 October 2021, 09:23 BST

In The Table below, countries can be reordered by deaths, death rate and total cases. In the coloured bars on the right-hand side, countries in which cases have risen to More Than 10,000 per day are those with black bars on the relevant Date .

The 100 millionth Covid case was recorded at The End of January - About a year after The First officially diagnosed case of The Virus .

The true extent of The First outbreak in 2020 is unclear because testing was not then widely available.

Deaths are rising in some areas, however official figures may not fully reflect the true number in many countries.

Data on, a measure of how many more people are dying than would be expected based on the previous few years, may give a better indication of the actual numbers in many cases.

Who has vaccinated The Most ?

Of the 196 countries and territories administering vaccines and publishing rollout data, 67 are high-income nations, 103 are middle-income and 26 low-income.

The map below, using figures collated by - a collaboration between Oxford University and an educational charity - shows the total number of doses given per 100 people, mostly first doses.

Overall, China and India have administered the highest number of doses, with around 2. 2 billion and 970 million respectively. The US ranks third, with More Than 400 million.

But when breaking the figures down by doses per 100 people in countries with a population of at least one million, Cuba, The United Arab Emirates and Uruguay top The List .

Most countries are prioritising the over-60s, health workers and people who are clinically vulnerable.

Some countries have secured more vaccine doses than their populations need, while other lower-income countries are relying on a global plan known as Covax, which is seeking to ensure everyone in The World has access to a vaccine.

Where are cases still high?

The Number of daily cases is stable or falling in most regions, except Europe.

Asia

Asia, which was the centre of The Initial outbreak that spread from Wuhan in China in early 2020, has seen cases falling in recent weeks.

In India, where The Number of new daily cases has fallen dramatically since May, the official Death Toll is More Than 450,000 and it has recorded More Than 34 million cases - Second only to the US.

Latin America

In Latin America , Brazil has recorded More Than 21 million cases and More Than 600,000 deaths - The World 's Second highest official Death Toll .

Mexico has seen The Fourth highest number of deaths in The World , with More Than 280,000.

There have been nearly 200,000 deaths in Peru, which has seen the highest number of deaths by population Size - About 600 deaths for every 100,000 people.

Europe

Several European countries have seen a rise in cases recently, driven by the of The Virus , including Russia, Romania and Ukraine.

The UK has one of the But its relatively high level of vaccination has greatly reduced The Number of hospitalisations and deaths.

North America

The US has recorded almost 45 million cases and over 720,000 deaths - the highest figures in The World .

The death rate in Canada is far lower than its neighbour's But it has recently seen a rise in The Number of daily cases.

Middle East

Several countries in the Middle East have seen severe outbreaks of The Virus .

The official Death Toll in Iran - the Middle East 's worst-hit Country - has passed 120,000, But confirmed case numbers are now falling.

Israel has rolled out a highly successful vaccination programme. Cases are now falling after a recent spike in numbers.

Daily cases in the West Bank and Gaza have also dropped after a sharp increase in recent days.

Africa

Africa has seen around 8. 5 million cases and More Than 215,000 deaths - But the true extent of the pandemic in many African countries is not known as testing rates are low.

South Africa , with 2. 9 million cases and around 90,000 deaths, is the worst affected Country on The Continent , according to official figures.

Morocco has recorded around 940,000 cases and Tunisia is not far behind with around 710,000.

Oceania

Australia and New Zealand have been praised for their response to the pandemic, with both countries having seen comparatively few deaths.

Australia has announced that it is to from November, restoring the freedom to travel to vaccinated citizens and relatives.

New Zealand has also been in lockdown since mid-August, though it is recording around 50 cases per day.

How did coronavirus spread?

Covid-19 was first detected in The City of Wuhan, China, in late 2019 But the outbreak spread quickly across the globe in The First months of 2020.

It was declared a global pandemic by The Who on 11 March 2020.

A pandemic is when an Infectious Disease is passing easily from person to person in many parts of The World at the same Time .

UK LOOK-UP: TESTING: SYMPTOMS: VACCINE: About this data

The data used on this page comes from a variety of sources. It includes figures collated by Johns Hopkins University as well as national governments and health agencies.

When comparing figures from different countries it is important to bear in mind that not all governments are recording coronavirus cases and deaths in the same way.

Other factors to consider include: different population sizes, the Size of a Country 's elderly population or whether a particular Country has a large amount of its people living in densely-populated areas. In addition, countries may be in Different Stages of the pandemic.

The map, table and animated Bar Chart in this page use a different source for figures for France and the UK from that used by Johns Hopkins University. US figures do not include Puerto Rico , Guam or the US Virgin Islands .



Source of news: bbc.com

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