The death toll from the novel coronavirus has surged past 5,000 people on Friday, AFP reports.
A total of 3,176 people have died in mainland China, followed by 1,016 in Italy, and 514 in Iran — the three countries with the highest number of deaths.
Since COVID-19 was first detected in December 2019, more than 134,300 people have been infected in 121 countries and territories.
