The COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the globe. It is caused by the SARS-CoV-2, a new strain from the coronavirus family. Past outbreaks have also been caused by viruses from this family: the MERS outbreaks of 2012 and the SARS epidemic of 2003. Each disease affected a different number of countries, people, and took the lives of many. We compare just how different those numbers are.

Sources:
The World Health Organization
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

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