Global coronavirus deaths reach 297,197

The global death toll from the novel coronavirus infection reached 297,197 as of Thursday morning, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.

So far, 4,347,015 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 2,472,089 patients, 2,426,169 are in mild condition, which is 98 percent, Worldometer records in its daily updates. 45,920 of the currently infected patients are in serious condition, and their percentage is only two.

So far, 1,548,547 people have recovered.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh on Wednesday reported 19 deaths and 1,162 new positive cases for novel coronavirus over the last 24 hours, both of which are the highest single-day records in the country so far. The latest figures take the death toll to 269 and the total number of infections to 17,822.

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