Yemisi Izuora
A data compiled by John Hopkins University has revealed that confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have hit the one million mark.
According to the report, Coronavirus cases have grown exponentially from slightly over 500,000 confirmed cases; going by figures just a week ago.
As at press time, figures compiled by the John Hopkins University indicate that there are 1, 002,159 cases of COVID-19 worldwide. However, figures released by worldometers.info is slightly different, with 1, 005,774 confirmed COVID-19 cases reported worldwide.
Also, figures released by worldometers.info on fatalities indicate that Italy remains the worst hit; with 13,915 deaths, followed by Spain with a record of 10,096 deaths. The United States continues to top the global chart in the number of infections; with 236,339 confirmed cases, according to the John Hopkins University tally.
According to the data, China, where the virus broke out in December; has been pushed to the fifth position on the chart with 82,432 cases.
Further, the John Hopkins University tally revealed that the death toll has hit 51,485 across the globe; while the raging pandemic is affecting 181 countries and regions. The worldometers.info tally shows a total number of 51,633 deaths recorded globally; while 210,555 has recovered from the dreaded viral disease.