20/06/2020 12:06
About one million people contract coronavirus worldwide in past week
The past week saw a record-high number of novel coronavirus cases detected worldwide, with about one million people testing positive for the disease in the past seven days.
The weekly number of newly confirmed cases across the globe stood at 500,000-600,000 in May, and grew to 700,000-800,000 in the first weeks of June. The global infection growth rate has been at 13% for the third consecutive week, following a clear downward trend in previous months.
The number of convalescents also increased rapidly in the reported period, reaching 49%, while mortality continues to decline and now stands at 5.3% - the lowest figure in the past two months. By now, the disease claimed the lives of 450,000 people all over the world.