Global Covid-19 death toll reached 342,104

Global deaths from the novel coronavirus infection reached 342,104 as of Sunday morning, according to the data provided by Johns Hopkins University. 

So far, 5,311,089 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 2,815,429 infected patients, 2,761,862 are in mild condition, which is 98 percent, Worldometer records in its daily updates. On the other hand, 53,567 of the currently infected patients are in serious condition, and their percentage is only two. 

So far, 2,247,930 people have recovered. 

Meanwhile, Bangladesh on Saturday reported 20 deaths and 1,873 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 408 and the total number of infections to 28,511.