According to worldometer, the number dropped to 5,624 on Friday, taking the total number of deaths to 239,604. The number is 171 lower than that of the previous day, which was 5,795 and 969 lower than the day before, which was 6,593. A week ago, on April 24, the number of new deaths worldwide was 6,417 and a week before that on April 17, it was 8,429. In January, China effectively shut down Wuhan and placed its 11 million residents in effective quarantine after the novel coronavirus infection turned into an outbreak. Till now, coronavirus or Covid-19 has affected 212 countries and territories around the world and two international conveyances.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 02, 2020 04:41 UTC