The United Kingdom reported 881 coronavirus deaths as of 1600 GMT on April 8, Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to 7,978.
The British foreign minister warned that the country hadn't "yet reached the peak of the virus".
Meanwhile, Spain reported 683 daily coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours - a lower number of fatalities compared to the previous two days.
For the second straight day, the US recorded nearly 2,000 fatalities.
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There are now more than 1.5 million confirmed cases of coronavirus around the world. More than 89,900 people have died and more than 339,000 have recovered.
Here are the latest updates.
Thursday, April 9
16:55 GMT - More than 16 million people filed US jobless claims
The number of people in the United States filing for unemployment benefits in the three weeks ending April 4 has blown past 16 million, as tough measures to control the outbreak grind entire sectors of the economy to a halt.
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16:49 GMT - British PM Boris Johnson remains in ICU
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson continues to make progress, four days after being admitted to hospital with COVID-19, but he remains in intensive care as officials signaled there was no end in sight yet for lockdown measures.
Johnson, 55, was admitted to St Thomas' Hospital on Sunday evening with a persistent high temperature and cough and was rushed to intensive care on Monday where he has since spent three nights receiving treatment.
"He's still in intensive care but he continues to make positive steps forward and he's in good spirits," Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said at a news conference in Downing Street.
16:38 GMT - The death toll in Turkey rises to 908
Turkey's health ministry said the country's death toll rose to 908, after 96 more people lost their lives in the past 24 hours due to the virus.
The ministry added that 4,056 new cases have been confirmed, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 42,282.
16:23 GMT - UK death toll rises to 7,978
Britain's coronavirus death toll rose by 881 to 7,978 people as of 1600 GMT on April 8, Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said.
As of 0800 GMT on April 9, a total of 243,421 had been tested, of which 65,077 tested positive, Raab said, speaking at the government's daily news conference.
Raab warned that the country hadn't "yet reached the peak of the virus".
16:14 GMT - New York sees the highest single-day toll with 799 deaths
The US' coronavirus epicenter of New York recorded a new single-day high of 799 COVID-19 deaths, but Governor Andrew Cuomo said the rate of hospitalizations continued to fall.
Cuomo said 799 people died in the last 24 hours, outdoing the previous high of 779 announced on Wednesday, but added that the curve was flattening because of social confinement measures.
"We had a 200-net increase in hospitalizations, which you can see is the lowest number we've had since this nightmare started," Cuomo told reporters, adding that intensive care admissions were also at the lowest yet.
16:08 GMT - Italy reports new cases, deaths
The total number of confirmed cases in Italy rises to 143,626, while the death toll rises by 610 to a total of 18,279.
15:52 GMT - Turkey to track patients via a smartphone app
Turkey will introduce a smartphone application to track coronavirus patients and those they have been in contact with to ensure they remain at home in self-isolation, the presidency said.
The app, named the "Pandemic Isolation Tracking Project", is being developed by the health ministry to stem the spread of the virus.
If an individual goes outside, they will receive a text warning and will be contacted with an automatic call asking them to return home. If the individual repeatedly violates the rule, police will be notified and they will face the "necessary administrative measures and sanctions" but the president did not give details of what these might be.
15:41 GMT - Germany's Merkel pleads for 'patience'
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for "patience" in the coronavirus crisis, saying that society will have to "live with the virus" until a vaccine becomes available.
"It will need patience... a lot will depend on whether people continue to keep their distance from one another and wash their hands," said Merkel at a news conference.
Though the rate of infection has slowed in Germany in recent days, Merkel warned that COVID-19 "will not disappear before we have a vaccine to immunize the population: and that means living with this virus."
The veteran leader said recent figures were cause for "cautious optimism", but insisted that restrictions on public life would only be able to be rolled back on a step-by-step basis.
15:36 GMT - Number of cases in Canada rises to 19,774
The number of cases in Canada increased to 19,774, up from 18,447 the day before, according to data provided by the public health agency.
The number of deaths increased to 461.
15:20 GMT - Iran's Supreme Leader says to create a sense of Ramadan at home
Iran's Supreme Leader called on Iranians to create the sense of Ramadan - due to begin later this month - in their homes since public gatherings are banned as the country tries to contain the outbreak.
Schools and universities remain closed in the Islamic Republic and a ban on cultural, religious and sports gatherings has been imposed.
"Because of being deprived of public prayings, speeches and so on during Ramadan, we should create the same senses in our homes," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a televised speech.
15:00 GMT - Hungary prolongs lockdown indefinitely
Hungary has prolonged a nationwide lockdown indefinitely to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on his Facebook page, asking citizens to observe the order despite the Easter holiday.
Hungary has officially recorded 980 confirmed cases and 66 deaths in the pandemic.
14:47 GMT - US gig workers confused by financial relief aid
Amid record-high unemployment numbers, many gig workers in the United States wonder which benefits apply to them.
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14:11 GMT - Global number of cases surpass 1.5 million
The total number of positive cases around the world now stands at 1,502,618, according to data collected by John Hopkins University in the United States.
The total number of deaths is 89,915, while 339,775 people have recovered.
14:05 - Botswana's entire parliament quarantined
All Botswana's parliamentarians including President Mokgweetsi Masisi will be quarantined for 14 days and tested for the coronavirus after a health worker screening lawmakers for the virus herself tested positive overnight.
The health worker had checked the temperatures of some of the lawmakers a day earlier during a special sitting of parliament, which was called to debate a proposal by Masisi to extend a state of emergency to six months.
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