The number of confirmed coronavirus cases by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the world increased by more than 136,000 over the past day, exceeding 7.41 mln. The number of deaths increased by almost 5,000 and exceeded 418,000, the organization said on Friday.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media.

Thus, 7,410,510 cases and 418,294 deaths were registered in the world. The number of cases increased by 136,572 over the day, the number of deaths increased by 4,925, the report said. The statistics take into account only officially confirmed data provided by states. A day earlier, 128,419 new cases of infection and 5,347 deaths were reported.