COVID-19 pandemic: Global death toll reaches 385, 873
The quantity confirmed coronavirus cases across the world has truly gone up to 6,429,453 as the death toll reached 385,873 on Thursday morning, in line with the Centre for System Science and Engineering of the Johns Hopkins University.
According to JHU data, Brazil has 584,016 confirmed coronavirus cases, the next highest on the globe following the USA. The South American country lost 32,548 lives to Covid-19 till date.
The US gets the highest number of confirmed cases and deaths. It recorded 107,148 deaths and 1,851,530 cases up to now. In the US, NY State alone counted 30,019 deaths till date.
The UK gets the second-highest death toll at 39, 811, accompanied by Italy with 33,601, France 29,024 and Spain 27,128, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Some countries like China and New Zealand seem to be to really have the pandemic in order. Besides, Europe is in the process of lifting lockdown.
Coronavirus cases were first reported in China in December this past year.
Also Read - Coronavirus: Bangladesh sees 2,695 new cases, 37 deaths
The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the coronavirus crisis a pandemic on March 11.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh confirmed its first cases on March 8 and the first death on March 18 nonetheless it has been seeing a sharp rise in both new cases and deaths in recent weeks.
The country on Wednesday recorded another spike in coronavirus cases when the health authorities announced detection of 2,695 new patients within the last 24 hours.
During this time period, 37 patients died of Covid-19, raising the death toll to 746.
Among the full total infection, 11,590 persons have up to now recovered.
