Coronavirus: Global death toll reaches 287,293, cases over 4 m

Dhaka
May 12, 2020, 08:44 AM
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Publish- May 12, 2020, 08:44 AM
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Update- May 12, 2020, 08:58 AM

Coronavirus: Global death toll reaches 287,293, cases over 4 m

Jose Alcaraz, of The United Cookers organization, checks a list of residents who will receive free meals outside a closed restaurant in Asuncion, Paraguay on Monday last. The organization, founded by restaurant workers who found themselves without work amid the lockdown brought by COVID-19, say they are serving 300 meals a day through the support of donations. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

The global death tally from coronavirus pandemic reached 287,293 as of Tuesday morning. Since the first reported in China in December last year, coronavirus has so far infected 4,254,800 people globally, according to Worldometer. Meanwhile, among the currently 2,440,363 infected patients, 2,393,4279 are in mild condition, which is 98 percent. On the other hand, 46,936 infected of the currently infected patients are in serious condition, and their percentage is only two, the Worldometer shows.

So far, 1,527,144 people have recovered from COVID-19.

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus crisis a pandemic on March 11.

The coronavirus of COVID-19 is affecting 212 countries and territories around the world and 2 international conveyances.

The US is the hardest-hit with the highest number of infections and deaths -- more than 1,385,834 and 81,7957 respectively.

While UK has the second-highest death toll with 32,065, Spain has the second-highest cases -- 268,143.

Besides, the death toll in Italy hits 30,739.

Also read: Coronavirus spreading fast in Bangladesh

Meanwhile, Bangladesh has so fir reported 239 deaths and 15,691 coronavirus cases till Monday.

The country on Monday reported the highest number — 1,034 -- of confirmed new coronavirus cases.