The world saw a decline in the number of new deaths from the coronavirus for the second consecutive day.
According to Worldometer, the number dropped to 5,801 on Thursday, taking the total number of deaths to 234,112. It is 792 lower than that of the previous day, which was 6,593.
Thursday’s deaths decreased by 31% from April 17, which was a record highest 8,429.
A week ago, on April 23, the number of new deaths worldwide was 6,705 and a week before that on April 16, it was 6,998.
Till now, the number of active cases stands at 2,031,517.
Of the active cases 1,980,573 (97%) were identified to be in mild condition while the rest 50,944 (3%) have been marked as serious or critical.
At the same time, 1,042,874 people from across the world have recovered fully from the infection or were discharged from treatment – which was 82% of cases which had an outcome.
The Covid-19 pandemic has infected 3,308,503 people since its discovery in December 2019.
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 212 countries and territories around the world and two international conveyances.
