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Global deaths from Covid-19 reach 251,510

TBP Desk
05 May 2020 09:42:29 | Update: 05 May 2020 09:42:29
Global deaths from Covid-19 reach 251,510
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Global deaths from the novel coronavirus infection reached 251,510 as of Tuesday morning, according to the data provided by Johns Hopkins University.

So far, 3,582,469 cases have been confirmed around the world after Covid-19, the disease caused by the new strain of coronavirus, was first reported in China in December last year.

Although cases of new infection keep growing among the infected world population currently, 98 percent are in mild condition.

Of the currently infected 2,197,985 patients, 2,148,350 are in mild condition, which is 98 percent, Worldometer records in its daily updates. 49,635 of the currently infected patients are in serious condition, and their percentage is two.

So far, 1,162,538 people have recovered.

In Bangladesh, five people died from Covid-19 in the country over the last 24 hours, taking the death toll from the virus to 182. Besides, 688 more people tested positive to Covid-19.

With this a total of 10,143 confirmed cases have been recorded in the country so far.

 

 

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