The worldwide death toll was at 201,907 as of Saturday afternoon. (Photo: AP)

The global death toll from the novel coronavirus surpassed 200,000 on Saturday as the United Nations launched an international push for a vaccine to defeat the pandemic. The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases from across the globe was recorded at 2,893,729.

The United States, the country which has been worst affected by the deadly novel coronavirus with a total of 936,616 confirmed cases, on Saturday recorded 2,494 deaths in 24 hours, taking the total death toll in the country to 53,694.

Italy has reported 415 deaths and 2,357 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, while the death toll in the United Kingdom crossed the grim milestone of 20,000 on Saturday, up by 813 over the previous day.

Singapore has lately seen a rise in coronavirus cases. On Saturday, the country reported over 600 new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the total number of infections to 12,693 with 12 deaths. Meanwhile, about 1,000 people gathered in Berlin, Germany to protest restrictions caused by the coronavirus, defying social distancing rules.

Also, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson will return to work from Monday. The announcement was made just hours after it was announced that the UK's coronavirus death toll had passed the "tragic" milestone of 20,000.

Here's the latest in a coronavirus-affected world in 10 points: