By Staff Reporter
Coronavirus cases
surpassed the one million mark globally on Thursday, April 2 as infections
surge across the world.
The US,
which tops the world with over 242,000 cases, recorded more than 20,000 new
cases on Thursday alone, according to Worldometer.
Globally, at
least 66,771 new cases were recorded on April 2 taking the cumulative total to
over 1,001,000.
The novel
coronavirus, which was first reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December
2019, has since spread to at least 204 countries and territories around the
world.
Statistics
by Worldometer show that 128.5 in a million people have caught the virus while
6.6 have died.
Recovered
cases account for 20.9 per cent of all cases at 210,308 with total deaths at
more than 51,400 by Thursday evening.
Of closed
cases, 80 per cent are recoveries while the remaining 20 per cent account for
deaths.
Epidemiologists
and leaders have warned nations to brace for the worst wave especially in
regions with the most fragile health systems.
The novel
coronavirus fatality rate is estimated around 2 per cent by the World Health Organisation
(WHO).
The UN organ
declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11.
Since then,
the curve has turned exponentially upwards, forcing the world into a standstill
with cities and countries announcing lockdowns.
The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, is an infectious
disease that affects the respiratory system, causing coughing, difficulty in
breathing, and high fever among other symptoms.
As of now,
COVID-19 has no cure nor vaccine, but efforts in this regard are underway in
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