The world has yet again witnessed a slight decline in the number of new daily deaths from the coronavirus after a rise.
The worldwide deaths from the pandemic rose by 4,951 on Thursday, bringing the total fatalities since the outbreak came to light in December last year to 423,086, according to Worldometer.
The number of daily deaths fell by 4.1% on Thursday compared to Wednesday. This marks a fall of 212 compared to the previous day (Thursday), which saw 5,163 deaths.
The highest daily fatalities so far were reported on April 17, with 8,435 deaths from the coronavirus infection in a 24-hour period, and Thursday's total deaths decreased by 41.3% from that day.
A week ago, on June 4, the number of new deaths worldwide was 5,511 and a week before that on May 28, it was 4,650.
Till now, the number of active cases stands at 3,332,368.
Of the active cases, 3,278,455 (98%) were identified to be in mild condition while the rest 53,913 (2%) have been marked as serious or critical.
At the same time, 3,843,996 people from across the world have recovered fully from the infection or were discharged from treatment – which was 90% of cases which had an outcome.
The Covid-19 pandemic has infected 7,600,265 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 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.
