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The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has hit one million - with a death toll of more than 50,000.

The origin of the epidemic was in Wuhan, China, where cases rapidly increased - before the epicentre moved to Europe as Italy became the worst hit area.

According to tracking website Worldometer, a total of 210,191 of the one million people have recovered from the virus.

The number of UK cases reached almost 34,000 with a death toll of 2,921 after 569 patients lost their lives in just 24 hours.

It took 19 days for the number of deaths in the UK to pass 300. It has taken a further 10 days to reach just under 3,000.

For the first time, the number of new people tested per day in the UK for coronavirus has passed 10,000.

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In New York, the number of cases has soared over the past few days, with those hospitalised now standing at 13,383 - up from 12, 226 a day earlier.

The number of deaths in the state has increased to 2,373 - up from 1,941 a day earlier, Governor Cuomo said.

The US has a reported 213,000 confirmed cases.

In Italy, the number of cases has reached more than 115,242 with 13,915 deaths.

The World Health Organization chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned of the milestone as new cases reached almost every country and territory across the globe.

Tedros said: "As we enter the fourth month since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic I’m deeply concerned about the rapid escalation and global spread of infection.

"Over the past five weeks, we have witnessed a near exponential growth in the number of new cases, reaching almost every country.

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"The number of deaths has more than doubled in the past week. In the next few days we will reach one million confirmed cases and 50,000 deaths.”

Government sources have reportedly said the UK's deadliest day could fall on Easter Sunday.

A so-called best case scenario in the circumstances would be a death toll of 20,000, according to the source.

If Brits do not self-isolate however, then a worst case scenario of 50,000 people dying may be realised, although Downing Street would not comment on the reports.

As it stands the UK is not on course for a death toll of that scale.

The United Kingdom's coronavirus death toll rose 24 percent in one day to 2,921, as of April 1.

Scotland and Wales have reported additional cases since the Department of Health's daily update, taking the total to 2,977.

The latest deaths include a 22-year-old and a person aged 100, with almost 34,000 people now testing positive for Covid-19 in the UK.

England has suffered the most deaths (2,698), followed by Scotland (126), Wales (117) and Northern Ireland (36).

It took 19 days for the number of deaths in the UK to pass 300. It has taken further 10 days to reach just under 3,000.