The world has seen a decline in the number of new coronavirus cases for the 2nd day in a row.
According to Worldometer, a total of 81,930 new coronavirus cases in the world had been recorded on Saturday, taking the total number of Covid-19 cases to 2,331,956.
The number is 4,566 lower than that of the previous day, which was 86,496 and 8,324 lower than the day before, which was 90,254.
A week ago, on April 12, the number of new cases worldwide was 72,041 and a week before that on April 5, it was 73,316.
Till now, the number of active cases stands at 1,573,972.
Of the active cases, 1,518,692 (96%) were identified to be in mild condition while the rest 55,280 (4%) have been marked as serious or critical.
At the same time, 597,217 people from across the world have recovered fully from the infection or were discharged from treatment – which was 79% of cases which had an outcome.
The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed 160,767 lives since its discovery in December 2019 – which was 21% 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 210 countries and territories around the world and two international conveyances.
