Covid-19: Global death toll reaches 638,243

The global death toll from the novel coronavirus infection reached 638,243 as of Saturday morning, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of Johns Hopkins University.

Moreover, 15,668,380 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed around the world.

Although cases of new infection keep growing among the infected world population currently, most of them are in mild condition.

Among the currently 5,573,742 infected patients, 5,327,981 are in mild condition, which is 99 per cent, Worldometer records in its daily updates. On the other hand 66,242 (of the currently infected patients are in serious condition, and their percentage is only one.

So far, 9,723,949 people have recovered.