The world saw an unanticipated rise in the number of new daily deaths from the coronavirus on Tuesday, June 23.
Daily death toll around the world from the coronavirus rose to 5,465 on Tuesday, taking the total number of deaths to 4,78,949. The number is 1,585 higher than that of the previous day, which was 3,880.
A week ago, on June 16, the number of new deaths worldwide was 6,599 and a week before that on June 9, it was 4,749.
According to Worldometers, a total of 479,910 individuals have died so far from the coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak as of Wednesday, June 24, 2020. There are currently 9,237,691 confirmed cases in 213 countries and regions.
Till now, the number of active cases stands at 3,829,897.
Of the active cases 3,776,123 (98%) were identified to be in mild condition while the rest 58,016 (2%) have been marked as serious or critical.
At the same time, 5,047,420 people from across the world have recovered fully from the infection or were discharged from treatment – which was 91% of cases which had an outcome.
The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed 479,910 lives since its discovery in December 2019 – which was 9% of cases which had an outcome.
In January, China effectively shut down Wuhan and placed its 11 million residents in effective quarantine after the novel coronavirus infection turned into an outbreak.
The virus is thought to have emerged late last year in a Wuhan market illegally trading wildlife. It can cause pneumonia, respiratory diseases, among others, and spreads between people in droplets from coughs and sneezes.
Till now, coronavirus or Covid-19 has affected 213 countries and territories around the world and two international conveyances.