Global Covid-19 death toll reaches 350,417

Global deaths from the novel coronavirus infection reached 350,417 as of Wednesday morning, according to the data provided by Johns Hopkins University. 

So far, 5,588,400 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 2,901,977 infected patients, 2,848,877 are in mild condition, which is 98 percent, Worldometer records in its daily updates. On the other hand, 53,100 of the currently infected patients are in serious condition, and their percentage is only two. 

So far, 2,430,593 people have recovered. 

Meanwhile, 21 patients died from Covid-19 in Bangladesh over the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 522. Besides, 1,166 more people tested positive, making 36,751 confirmed cases in total.