A paramedic walks out of a tent set up in front of the emergency ward of the Cremona hospital, northern Italy. Photograph: Claudio Furlan/AP
The number of coronavirus cases worldwide passed 150,000 on Saturday driven by a spike in infections in Italy, according to an AFP tally compiled from official sources.
Italy announced 3,497 new cases on Saturday, bringing the global total to 153,503, with 5,789 deaths across 141 countries and territories.
Italy, the worst-hit country outside of China where the outbreak began in December, has now registered a total of 21,157 cases and 1,441 deaths.