The world witnessed a decline again in the number of new daily deaths from the coronavirus.
The worldwide deaths from the pandemic rose by 3,191 on Sunday, bringing total fatalities since the outbreak came to light in December last year to 373,899, according to Worldometer.
The number of daily deaths fell by almost 21.9% on Sunday compared to Saturday. This marks a fall of 893 compared to the previous day (Saturday), which saw 4,084 deaths.
The highest daily fatalities so far was reported on April 17, with 8,429 deaths in a 24-hour period and on Sunday, the total deaths decreased by 62.14% from that day.
A week ago, on May 24, the number of new deaths worldwide stood at 2,824 and a week before that on May 17, it was 3,618.
Till now, the number of active cases stands at 3,043,299.
Of the active cases, 2,989,892 (98%) were identified to be in mild condition while the rest 53,407 (2%) have been marked as serious or critical.
At the same time, 2,846,713 people from across the world have fully recovered from the infection or were discharged from treatment – which was 88% of cases which had an outcome.
The Covid-19 pandemic has infected 6,263,911 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 an 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.
