Covid-19: Global death toll reaches 311,781

The global death toll from the novel coronavirus infection reached 311,781 as of Sunday morning, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.

So far, 4,634,068 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, most of them are in mild condition.

Among the currently 2,595,302 infected patients, 2,550,475 are in mild condition, which is 98 percent, Worldometer records in its daily updates. On the other hand, 44,827 of the currently infected patients are in serious condition, and their percentage is only two.

So far, 1,693,197 people have recovered.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh has seen a surge in coronavirus cases in recent weeks. The country reported its first cases on March 8 and the first death on March 18. Currently, the number of confirmed cases in Bangladesh stands at 20,995 and deaths at 314. The death rate is 1.5 percent, according to the government.