Daily new cases of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic have hit a new high globally while the world has seen a gradual increase in the number of cases for the fourth consecutive day.
According to Worldometer, a total of 130,529 Covid-19 cases were recorded on Friday, taking the total number of cases to 6,850,236.
The number of daily cases increased by 0.67% on Friday compared to Thursday. This marks a rise of 866 compared to the previous day (Thursday), which saw 129,663 new cases.
A week ago, on May 29, the number of new cases worldwide was 126,125 and a week before that on May 22, it was 108,030.
Till now, the number of active cases stands at 3,100,763.
Of the active cases, 3,047,147 (98%) were identified to be in mild condition while the rest 53,616 (2%) have been marked as serious or critical.
At the same time, 3,351,229 people from across the world have recovered fully from the infection or were discharged from treatment – which was 89% of cases which had an outcome.
The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed 398,244 lives since its discovery in December 2019 – which was 11% 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 213 countries and territories around the world and two international conveyances.
