Global new Covid-19 cases decline for five straight weeks

The total number of new Covid-19 cases have been steadily declining globally for five straight weeks now, Xinhua News reported on Thursday.

As per the news service, weekly new cases of Covid-19 have fallen by almost half during this time.

While five million cases of the novel coronavirus were reported globally in the first week of January, 2.6 million cases were recorded in the week starting February 8 - a significantly lower number.

In Pakistan, 1,272 new coronavirus cases and 52 deaths have been recorded in 24 hours, taking the country's Covid-19 tally to 567,261.

The country's death toll climbed to 12,488 after 52 people succumbed to the deadly disease.

Meanwhile, 2,052 patients recovered from the deadly disease in a day, taking the total recoveries to 530,597.

The decline in cases also comes as inoculation drives gradually commence in countries across the globe.