Coronavirus infection toll hits 100,000 as Slovakia and Peru become the latest countries to confirm cases of the killer infection
Coronavirus has infected more than 100,000 as Slovakia and Peru have become the latest countries to confirm cases of the killer infection.
The global toll surged to 100,086 after South Korea, Iran and Italy, countries where spread between people has become extensive, recorded further cases.
Some 3,400 people have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, a death rate of 3.4 per cent.
A 52-year-old man in Slovakia whose son visited Venice in COVID-19 hotspot Italy, tested positive, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini told journalists today.
Peru President Vizcarra said a 25-year-old man who had travelled to Spain, France and the Czech Republic had been struck with coronavirus.
COVID-19 has begun to spread around South America this week, as Argentina and Chile announced their first confirmed cases this week, and a handful were confirmed in Brazil.
It comes as scientists have predicted up to 15million people could die and the global economy may take a $2.3trillion hit from the coronavirus.
South Korea has been the hardest hit country outside of China, with cases exceeding 6,500 this week, followed by Iran with 4,747 and Italy with 3,858.
Coronavirus has infected more than 100,000 after South Korea (pictured), Iran and Italy, countries where spread between people has become extensive, recorded further cases