COVID-19: 3 million cases reported worldwide

| April 27, 2020 10:49 AM

The total number of COVID-19 cases surpassed three million worldwide on Monday, according to Johns Hopkins University.

As new cases of COVID-19 are reported, an interactive map developed by Johns Hopkins University provides near real-time tracking. The map pulls information from a range of sources to provide twice-daily updates.

The most recent update at 9:31 a.m. on April 27 counted 3,002,303 cases worldwide.

That’s an increase of a million cases in 12 days.

Countries with the most confirmed cases include:

• United States — 972,969

• Spain — 229,422

• Italy — 199,414

The map also tracks deaths and recoveries.

Worldwide, 208,131 people have died from COVID-19, including 55,118 in the United States.

Currently, more than 800,000 people have recovered worldwide.