Global death toll from coronavirus reaches 257,207

Global deaths from the novel coronavirus infection reached 257,207 as of Tuesday morning, according to the data provided by Johns Hopkins University.

So far, 3,662,691 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 2,226,567 patients, 2,117,319 are in mild condition, which is 98 percent, Worldometer records in its daily updates. 49,248 of the currently infected patients are in serious condition, and their percentage is only two.

So far, 1,198,832 people have recovered.

In Bangladesh, the number of newly confirmed cases of coronavirus infection surpassed 750 on Tuesday, with 786 testing positive in the last 24 hours. With this a total of 10,929 confirmed cases have been recorded in the country so far.

Besides, one patient died from Covid-19, taking the death toll from the virus to 183.

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