With a record jump of 106,000 positive cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the total number of infected patients worldwide surpassed the 5-million mark on Thursday, according to a compilation of figures by Worldometer.
According to the latest tally as many 5,082,655 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the world so far. The pandemic has claimed more than 329,000 lives in 196 countries so far.
The United States is the hardest-hit by the global pandemic with more than 1.5 million cases and nearly 92,600 fatalities, while the UK has the second-highest death toll with 35,785, followed closely by Italy’s with 32,330.
China, where the virus was first detected, has registered more than 84,000 cases and 79,310 recoveries. But it recorded a single fatality since early May and its death toll stands at 4,638.
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