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How do you get from this: Raw Data

##                  Region                    Cases                 Deaths
## 1              Globally 4 170 424 cases (81 577) 287 399 deaths (4 245)
## 2                Africa     49 429 cases (2 600)      1 500 deaths (51)
## 3              Americas 1 781 564 cases (37 847) 106 504 deaths (1 955)
## 4 Eastern Mediterranean   284 270 cases (10 243)     9 259 deaths (121)
## 5                Europe 1 780 316 cases (24 527) 159 799 deaths (1 918)
## 6       South-East Asia    110 932 cases (5 031)     3 746 deaths (149)
## 7       Western Pacific    163 201 cases (1 329)      6 578 deaths (51)

To this: Tidy Data

##                  Region   Cases New_Cases Deaths New_Deaths
## 1              Globally 4170424     81577 287399       4245
## 2                Africa   49429      2600   1500         51
## 3              Americas 1781564     37847 106504       1955
## 4 Eastern Mediterranean  284270     10243   9259        121
## 5                Europe 1780316     24527 159799       1918
## 6       South-East Asia  110932      5031   3746        149
## 7       Western Pacific  163201      1329   6578         51

The Answer: Regular Expressions and Perserverance