Over 2.5mn confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide: AFP tally

• However these figures likely reflect just a fraction of the actual number of cases, as many countries only test the most serious cases.

There have been 2,503,429 recorded cases and 172,551 deaths around the world. Europe, the most affected continent, has 1,230,522 official infections and 108,797 fatalities, while the US, the country where COVID-19 is spreading most rapidly, has 788,920 cases and 42,458 deaths.

However these figures likely reflect just a fraction of the actual number of cases, as many countries only test the most serious cases.