While North America now accounts for more than 30 percent of cases, Europe has reported a disproportionate number of fatalities, as countries with older populations like Spain and Italy have been severely affected. The US reported 18,725 fatalities related to the virus reported, and the total caseload was 502,318, followed by Spain, Italy and France. China ranks 6th with 81,907 confirmed cases and 3,336 deaths.