Amazon‘s share price has surged to a new all-time high on Tuesday, sending the ecommerce giant’s market cap beyond $1.1 trillion during intraday trade for the first time. Stock in the Seattle-based mega-corp traded for more than $2,280 on Tuesday afternoon. This beats Amazon‘s previous price record of $2,170.22 by 5%, which CNBC notes was set in February. [Read: Amazon warehouse worker tests positive for coronavirus day after Bezos visit] The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has brought unprecedented demand to Amazon, with social distancing measures pushing huge swathes of people towards buying essentials like groceries and medicine online. Amazon has announced its…

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