New Delhi (NVI): The COVID-19 death toll has surpassed 6,300 mark while confirmed cases have exceeded 153,000 globally, according to reports in foreign media.
While CGTN reports 6,388 deaths globally, Johns Hopkins University in the US has reported that more than 6,500 people have died due to the pandemic.
Meanwhile, corona death cases saw a spike in Italy yesterday, as it announced 3,590 new cases and 368 deaths in just 24 hours.
In another development, three EU states bearing the brunt of the pandemic in Europe have all recorded their highest death tolls for a single day.
Italy reported 368 deaths bringing its total to 1,809, Spain recorded 97 more deaths for a total of 288, and France reported 29 deaths, giving a total of 120, according to international media reports.
The United Kingdom also saw a single-day record, with 14 new deaths and a total of 35. Governments across Europe have responded by curbing the movements of citizens and tightening borders.
Pakistan has also recorded its largest single daily jump in coronavirus cases on Sunday, with at least 52 people confirmed to have the virus, health officials say.
The Qatar Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) also announced 64 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Gulf nation, taking the total number of cases to 401.
The United States and countries across Europe are closing schools, entertainment venues and all but essential services, as they step up efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
The COVID-19 outbreak was first reported in the city of Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, in December 2019. Experts have attributed the outbreak to a novel coronavirus that has since spread across China and abroad.
However, coronavirus cases and deaths saw a decline in China after the virus gained momentum in other parts of the world.
