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The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection reached 3,845,607 all over the world as of Friday morning, according to the Johns Hopkins University data.
A total of 269,567 deaths were recorded globally due to Covid-19 since 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 2,302,573 patients, 2,253,615 are in mild condition, which is 98 percent, Worldometer records in its daily updates. 48,958 of the currently infected patients are in serious condition, and their percentage is only two.
So far, 1,282,930 people have recovered.
In Bangladesh, the country reported deaths of 13 coronavirus patients in 24 hours on Thursday -- its highest single day fatality so far -- as the death toll rose to 199. Bangladesh saw another jump in the coronavirus cases as 706 more people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours till Thursday, taking the total number of infected people to 12,425.
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