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More than 3M COVID-19 cases reported worldwide

| April 27, 2020 12:01 PM

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 11:37 a.m. on April 27 counted 3,012,484 cases worldwide.

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

Countries with the most confirmed cases include:

• United States — 978,680

• Spain — 229,422

• Italy — 199,414

• France — 162,220

• Germany — 158,142

• United Kingdom — 154,038

• Turkey — 112,261

• Iran — 91,472

• Russia — 87,147

• China — 83,912

The map also tracks deaths and recoveries

Worldwide, 208,517 people have died from COVID-19, including 55,266 in the United States.

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

Information: https://bit.ly/2Jwmm9t