The world saw a mild decline in the number of new daily deaths from the coronavirus yesterday on July 17.
The daily death toll around the world from the coronavirus rose to 5,555 on Friday, taking the total number of deaths to 5,98,537. It is 192 lower than that of the previous day, which was 5,747.
A week ago, on July 10, the number of new deaths worldwide was 5,445 and a week before that on July 3, it was 5,206.
According to Worldometers, a total of 599,438 individuals have died so far from the coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak as of Saturday, July 18, 2020. There are currently 14,060,402 confirmed cases in 213 countries and regions.
Till now, the number of active cases stands at 5,132,337.
Of the active cases 5,065,081 (99%) were identified to be in mild condition while the rest 59,861 (1%) have been marked as serious or critical.
At the same time, 8,470,346 people from across the world have recovered fully from the infection or were discharged from treatment – which was 93% of cases which had an outcome.
The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed 599,438 lives since its discovery in December 2019 – which was 7% 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 an 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 213 countries and territories around the world and two international conveyances.