The coronavirus has now infected more than 510,000 people worldwide, up almost 40,000 from the 472,000 confirmed cases at the start of Thursday.
The number of positive cases is steadily increasing in countries such as the UK, Spain, and parts of southeast Asia as they approach the peak of infection.
Thousands of new cases have been confirmed in Europe and the US in recent days, as governments impose tighter restrictions to try to curb the spread of Covid-19.
China, where the virus originated, remains the country with the highest number of infections, at 81,782 cases, but has reported close to zero new domestic cases in recent days.
Italy and the US have the second and third highest figures of coronavirus cases in the world, with 80,539 and 75,233 respectively, according to Johns Hopkins University.