The novel coronavirus has infected nearly 100,000 people worldwide — spreading to around 90 countries and even slipping past the walls of the Vatican.

The tiny city-state within Rome confirmed its first case Friday, but wouldn’t say who was infected.

The Vatican has insisted that Pope Francis — who canceled audiences last week over a “slight indisposition” — has only a cold. He has tested negative for the coronavirus.

Vatican officials said they are working with Italian authorities to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Italy as a whole remained the European epicenter of the illness, particularly in its northern regions. A total of 148 fatalities have been reported there.

Meanwhile, in Iran, 3,500 cases and at least 107 deaths have been reported — including senior politician Hossein Sheikholeslam, a diplomat and the country’s former ambassador to Syria, Business Insider reported.

Eight percent of the country’s parliament has tested positive for the deadly infection, CNN reported earlier this week.

In the UK, a woman in her 70s with underlying health conditions became the first person in the country to die of COVID-19, the BBC reported.

The woman, who had been “in and out of hospital for non-coronavirus reasons,” was admitted and tested positive for the infection Wednesday.

The total number of people infected in the country surged to 116 Friday — rising by more than 30 in 24 hours — but the prime minister’s official spokesman said it was “highly likely the virus is going to spread in a significant way,” according to the report.

The Netherlands and Cameroon each reported their first cases on Friday.

South Korea, the second-hardest-hit country, saw 505 additional cases reported Friday, a notable decline from a high of 851 Tuesday.

While the country has touted its “remarkable diagnostic and treatment abilities,” vice health minister Kim Gang-lip said, “It’s not easy to make predictions about how the situation … would play out.”

China, where the virus originated in December, reported 143 new cases Friday, the same as a day earlier — but a marked decline from earlier in the outbreak.

Only a month ago, China reported several thousand new cases a day, outnumbering infections in other countries about 120 to 1.

With Post wires