Coronavirus: Global daily death toll rises again

Daily death toll around the world from the coronavirus rose to 4,532 on Monday, after falling for five straight days.

The numbers were 781 higher than that of the previous day, which were 3,751.

However, Monday’s deaths were decreased by 45.7% from April 17, which were a record highest 8,341.

A week ago, on April 20, the number of new deaths worldwide was 5,379 and a week before that on April 13, it was 5,612.

Till now, the number of active cases stands at 1,930,667.

Of the active cases 1,874,367 (97%) were identified to be in mild condition while the rest 56,300 (3%) have been marked as serious or critical.

At the same time, 922,624 people from across the world have recovered fully from the infection or were discharged from treatment – which was 81% of cases which had an outcome.

The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed 211,611 lives since its discovery in December 2019 – which was 19% of cases which had an outcome.

In January, China effectively shut down Wuhan and placed its 11 million residents in effective quarantine after the novel coronavirus infection turned into outbreak.

The virus is thought to have emerged late last year in a Wuhan market illegally trading wildlife. It can cause pneumonia, respiratory diseases, among others, and spreads between people in droplets from coughs and sneezes.

Till now, coronavirus or Covid-19 has affected 210 countries and territories around the world.