More than 100,000 infected with coronavirus around the world

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A laboratory operator wearing protective gears runs tests on a sample possibly infected with Covid-19 at the Henri Mondor Hospital in Paris, France, March 6, 2020. AFP/Thomas Samson

PARIS: More than 100,000 people have been infected with the novel coronavirus in 91 countries around the world, according to an AFP tally Friday.

The death toll reached 3,406, while the total number of infections hit 100,002, after a surge in cases worldwide since Thursday at 1700 GMT, notably in virus hotspot Iran.

The figures were compiled from data collected by AFP offices from the competent national authorities and information from the World Health Organization (WHO).