영국 코로나 신규 사망자 600명…유럽서 처음으로 5만명 넘어<br /><br />Europe continues to see a surge in COVID-19 infections and deaths,... including the U.K. which has now reported over 50-thousand deaths.<br />Italy also reached a million infections since its initial outbreak early this year.<br />Lee Seung-jae reports.<br />Despite measures in place to try and contain the resurgence of COVID-19 ,... Europe continues to see record high numbers.<br />On Wednesday,... the U.K. reached a grim milestone,... having reported over 50-thousand deaths.<br />The death toll there is higher than any other European country,<br />It's only higher in the U.S., Brazil, India and Mexico.<br />Despite the U.K.'s latest nationwide lockdown,... Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been criticized for moving too slowly into both national lockdowns,... as well as for a shortage of personal protective equipment,... and for failing to protect the elderly in care homes.<br />The country also reported 22-thousand-950 infections on Wednesday,... up from 20-thousand-412 a day earlier.<br />In Italy,... the country continues to report grim numbers,... surpassing one million cases.<br />The country became the 10th country to reach the grim milestone.<br />This includes nearly 33-thousand cases reported in the past 24 hours.<br />The health ministry also recorded 623 deaths,... up from 580 the day earlier,... and the highest figure since early April.<br />A total of 42-thousand-953 people have now died,... with the country having the highest fatality rate on the European continent at over 4-point-1-8 percent.<br />By comparison,... the U.S.' rate is 2-point-3-3 percent.<br />In Russia,... the country confirmed 432 deaths on Wednesday,... marking the highest number since the start of the pandemic.<br />While figures from Russia's national COVID-19 information center show over 31-thousand virus-related deaths,... the country's official statistics agency said last Friday,... that more than 55-thousand people with COVID-19 died from April through September,... which would make Russia's death toll the fifth highest in the world.<br />Despite that,... Russia confirmed fewer than 20-thousand new cases on Wednesday,... for the first time in a week.<br />At 1-point-83 million cases,... Russia has the 4th highest virus cases globally.<br />Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.<br />
