Global infections from the deadly Covid-19 has now reached a new record by infecting over three million people, according to the Worldometre tracker.
The tracking service uses the latest data from health ministries around the world in real-time.
It took just three months for the virus to infect three million people and 12 days for it to reach from two million to three million people.
According to the data, 207,094 people worldwide have now died from the killer bug figures from Johns Hopkins University show.
It comes after the number of fatalities in the US passed 50,000, as Americans endure the world’s deadliest outbreak.
Chinese state media reported the first known death linked to the virus on 11 January. More than 210 countries and territories have since reported cases.
Five countries have now reported death tolls above 20,000 although the way fatalities are counted varies widely.
The US, Italy and Spain have seen the highest number of reported fatalities. The UK’s Department of Health announced on Saturday that more than 20,000 people had now died with coronavirus in UK hospitals.
Home Secretary Priti Patel described the figure as a “tragic and terrible milestone” and said, “the entire nation is grieving”.
As the UK’s daily data does not include people who die at home or in nursing homes, the true figure is certain to be higher.
Meanwhile, Coronavirus death toll in Ghana now stands at 11 with 1,550 infections, the Ghana Health Service has announced.
This means 271 new cases have been confirmed since the last count which stood at 1,279.
The number of recoveries has also jumped to 155 from 134.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM
