The worldwide number of confirmed cases of coronavirus has surpassed 42.69 million, according to the worldometer.
As of Saturday night, as many as 42,696,577 people have been tested Covid-19 positive and 1,152,031 deaths have been reported.
The United States has witnessed the highest numbers of deaths due to Covid-19 -- more than 229,521 -- followed by Brazil, India, Mexico and the United Kingdom, report agencies.
On Friday, the US reported a record-breaking number of new coronavirus cases, continuing an alarming surge and stoking concerns from health experts that the nation could be in for a difficult winter.
The country reported more than 83,700 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, passing the last record of roughly 77,300 cases seen on July 16 as the US grappled with outbreaks in Sun Belt states, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
"I think we're in for a very hard stretch here," Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former US Food and Drug Administration commissioner, told CNBC on Friday evening. "I think the winter is going to be very difficult."
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