Let's try to compare apples to apples:
U.S., population 325 million:
493,567 confirmed cases, 18,544 deaths.
Europe, population 750 million:
817,679 confirmed cases, 66,367 deaths.
Interesting, isn't it? The case count is not that far apart, but deaths in Europe are almost four times the deaths in the U.S. Of course, infections due to lack of testing are subject to serious under-counts, and on both sides of the Atlantic. Europe's numbers probably should be around four times the U.S. counts: 2 million.
In all likelihood, and with the Imperial College in London estimating a ten percent infection rate in Italy, their case count alone is probably 6 million. Or rather, it was when they published their study at the end of March. As of now, that number probably more than doubled.
That is to say, taking any - ANY - figures at face value right now, when we all know next to nothing, and before we have vast numbers of anti-body tests, is a fool's errand.
Finally, whoever thinks a quote from Sputnik News is a valid way to underpin an argument is about as retarded as one who would think a quote from gatewaypundit does.