World Covid-19 deaths reach 1,097,189

Global deaths from the novel coronavirus infection reached 1,097,189 as of Friday morning, according to the data provided by the Centre for System Science and Engineering of Johns Hopkins University.

Moreover, 38,835,622 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 8,688,838 infected patients 8,617,940 are in mild condition, which is 99 per cent, Worldometer records in its daily updates.

On the other hand, 70,898 of the currently infected patients are in serious condition, and their percentage is only one.

So far, 26,810,916 people have recovered.

In Bangladesh, 15 more Covid-19 patients died in the last 24 hours as of Thursday, increasing the death toll from the pandemic to 5,608.

Besides, the tally of infections has surged 384,559 as 1,600 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.