Coronavirus cases now surpass 100,000 worldwide – Reports

There are now more than 100,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, according to a count from Johns Hopkins University in the United States.

The university’s dashboard reported a total of 100,329 cases across the world Friday morning, CNN reports.

The figure is slightly different than the latest count from World Health Organization, which is reporting 98,202 cases around the world.

Johns Hopkins and WHO report tallies at different times of the day, so the counts often differ, the report added. (CNN)