Countries around the world have reported a record rise in the number of daily coronavirus infections with 107,716 new cases on Friday, bringing total infections since the outbreak came to light on December last year to 5,318,050.
The number of daily cases rose 0.6% on Friday compared to Thursday. This marks a rise of 635 compared to the previous day, which saw 107,081.
A week ago, on May 15, the number of new cases worldwide was 99,401 and a week before that on May 8, it was 97,128.
Till now, the number of active cases stands at 2,808,641.
Of the active case 2,764,058 (98%) were identified to be in mild condition while the rest 44,583 (2%) have been marked as serious or critical.
At the same time, 2,169,179 people from across the world have recovered fully from the infection or were discharged from treatment – which was 86% of cases which had an outcome.
The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed 340,230 lives since its discovery in December 2019 – which was 14% 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 212 countries and territories around the world.
