Countries around the world has witnessed a plunge in daily deaths of Covid-19, since March 20.
The worldwide death toll from the pandemic rose by 1,179 on Monday, bringing total fatalities since the outbreak came to light on December last year to 348,126, according to Worldometer.
The number of daily deaths fell by 58.3% on Monday compared to Sunday. This marks a fall of 1,647 compared to the previous day, which saw 2,826 deaths.
The highest daily fatalities so far were reported on April 17, with 8,429 deaths from the coronavirus infection in a 24-hour period. Monday's total deaths were decreased by 86.01% from that day.
A week ago, on May 18, the number of new deaths worldwide was 3,445 and a week before that on May 11, it was 3,451.
Till now, the number of active cases stands at 2,871,881.
Of the active cases, 2,818,715 (98%) were identified to be in mild condition while the rest 53,166 (2%) have been marked as serious or critical.
At the same time, 2,381,278 people from across the world have recovered fully from the infection or were discharged from treatment – which was 87% of cases which had an outcome.
The Covid-19 pandemic has infected 5,601,285 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.
