The world saw a growth in global coronavirus daily cases for two consecutive days.
According to Worldometers, a total of 1,62,994 new coronavirus cases in the world had been recorded on Tuesday on June 23, 2020, taking the total number of Covid-19 cases to 9,345,569.
The number is 23,387 higher than that of the previous day, which was 1,39,607 and again 32,213 higher than the day before, which was 1,30,781.
A week ago, on June 16, the number of new cases worldwide was 1,43,909 and a week before that on June 9, it was 1,21,784.
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.
