At least one million people around the world have been diagnosed with COVID-19 according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University.
The institution bases its figures on a range of different sources including official releases and media reports.
The actual figure is likely to be higher with different regimes in place across the world and the potential for governments to under-report their figures.
Meanwhile, the number of global deaths has passed 50,000.
Italy is the worst affected nations with 13,915 deaths, followed by Spain with 10.096, France with 4,503 and China’s Hubei Province with 3,199.
The US has more than double the number of cases of anywhere else in the world with 236,339.
Italy has the second highest amount at 115,242, followed by Spain with 110,238 and Germany with 84,600.
US President Donald Trump has predicted a “painful two weeks” ahead with the White House expecting between 100,000 and 240,000 deaths if social distancing guidelines are maintained.
Meanwhile, Britain reported 563 more deaths today, taking its total to 2,885.
Some 32,944 have tested positive for the virus in England, Scotland and Wales.
The were 13 more deaths reported in the Republic today along with six in the North, taking the total on island of Ireland to 134.
There have been 4,623 cases of the virus confirmed on the island.
