Global coronavirus death toll reaches 371,995

The global death toll from the novel coronavirus infection reached 371,995 as of Monday morning, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.

So far, 6,165,181 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 3,043,289 infected patients, 2,989,882 are in mild condition, which is 98 percent, Worldometer records in its daily updates. On the other hand, 53,407 of the currently infected patients are in serious condition, and their percentage is only two. 

So far, 2,641,142 people have recovered.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh on Sunday reported 40 deaths and 2,545 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 650 and the total number of infections to 47,153.