Daily new cases of the ongoing novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic have hit a new high.
At this rate, a total of million cases will be crossed within the next two days.
According to Worldometers, 73,718 new cases were reported on Wednesday taking the total number of Covid-19 cases across the world to 858,669.
The number is 12,314 higher than that of the previous day, which were 61,404.
A week ago, on March 25, the number of new cases worldwide was 48,461 and a week before that on March 18 it was 20,585.
Till now, the number of active cases stands at 638,419.
Of the active cases 605,521 (95%) were identified to be in mild condition while the rest 32,898 (5%) have been marked as serious or critical.
At the same time, 178,099 people from across the world have recovered fully from the infection or were discharged from treatment.
The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed 42,151 lives since its discovery in December 2019.
In January, China effectively shut down Wuhan and placed its 11 million residents in effective quarantine after the novel coronavirus infection turned into 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 202 countries and territories around the world and two international conveyances -- the Diamond Princess cruise ship harbored in Yokohama, Japan, and the Holland America's MS Zaandam cruise ship.
