As the number of globally confirmed coronavirus cases near 4.5 million, the death toll too is rising, inching towards 300,000.   On Thursday morning, the global death toll stood at 298,165, according to data compiled by Worldometer.   Confirmed coronavirus cases were 4428,236 at this time.   Worldometer data showed that the number of cases and deaths started going up drastically since mid-March.   Currently, 2,472,248 confirmed COVID-19 patients are being treated and 45,920 of them are in serious or critical condition.