According to the latest data released by the world health organization on the 23rd, the number of confirmed COVID 19 cases outside China reached 251,329.

According to the WTO's daily outbreak report, the number of confirmed covid-19 cases outside China increased by 40,685 to 251,329 as of 10:00pm central European time (17:00 GMT) on Tuesday. The number of deaths outside China increased by 1,718 from the previous day to 11,234.Globally, the number of confirmed COVID 19 cases increased by 40,788 to 332,930. The number of deaths increased by 1,727 to 14,510 from the previous day. Three countries have reported their first confirmed cases in the past 24 hours: Syria, Grenada and Mozambique.