85% Of New Infections, Deaths In U.S. & Europe

MADRID (AP) – The World Health Organization says infections and deaths globally from the new coronavirus are expected to increase “considerably” and is warning the outbreak is still at its early stages. The WHO says 85% of the new cases are being reported in Europe and the United States, and Spain registered a leap in both infections and deaths. A skating rink in a Madrid mall was converted into a makeshift morgue to store bodies until they could be buried or cremated. More than 387,000 people worldwide have been infected by the new coronavirus and more than 16,700 have died; more than 101,000 have recovered.