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Global death toll reaches 55,203


Published : 03 Apr 2020 09:56 PM | Updated : 07 Sep 2020 03:53 PM

The global death toll from coronavirus jumped to 55,203 on Friday. It has so far infected 1,041,118 people around the world, according to worldometer. Of them, 750,047 are currently being treated with 37,696 being in serious or critical condition. So far, 222,332 people have recovered.

On Thursday, Two more people tested positive for coronavirus in Bangladesh, raising the total number of cases in the country to 56. The country has so far confirmed six deaths. Coronavirus, first reported in China in December last year, is affecting 200 countries and territories around the world and two international cruise ships.

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