More than 1.2 million cases of coronavirus have been confirmed worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Some 64,774 people have died globally, while over 246,000 people have recovered.

President Donald Trump has warned the United States is entering what could be its “toughest” week yet as the number of coronavirus cases in the country surged past 300,000.

More than 8,000 people have died in the US from the respiratory illness caused by the new coronavirus, known as COVID-19.

The state of New York, where the virus has killed more than 3,500 people, reported another record in its daily toll – 630 deaths – on Saturday.

In hard-hit Italy, the death toll rose to 15,362, while Spain reported a total of 11,744 deaths.

Spain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates extended restrictions on movement in a bid to contain the virus, while Kuwait and Georgia reported their first deaths from COVID-19.

Globally, the death toll surpassed 60,000, according to the data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, and the number of infections rose above 1.2 million.

In Nigeria, there are 214 confirmed cases with four deaths and 25 people recovered from the pandemic. To curb the surge, various state governments have ordered a total or partial lockdown of their states.

The federal government had also ordered the complete shutdown of Lagos, Ogun states and the Federal Capital Territory.