Global Covid-19 death toll reaches 1,071,399

Global deaths from the novel coronavirus infection reached 1,071,399 as of Sunday morning, according to the data provided by the Centre for System Science and Engineering of Johns Hopkins University.

Moreover, 37,087,467 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 8,269,752 infected patients 8,201,141 are in mild condition, which is 99 per cent, Worldometer records in its daily updates.

On the other hand, 68,611 of the currently infected patients are in serious condition, and their percentage is only one.

So far, 25,762,444 people have recovered.

In Bangladesh, 23 more Covid-19 patients died in the last 24 hours as of Saturday, increasing the death toll from the pandemic to 5,500.

Besides, the tally of infections has surged to 377,073 as 1,203 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.