Virus update: World cases top 25 million. See where the virus is spreading now
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases globally has topped 25 million, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.
The U.S. leads the count with 5.9 million cases, followed by Brazil with 3.8 million and India with 3.5 million.
The real number of people infected by the virus around the world is believed to be much higher — perhaps 10 times higher in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — given testing limitations and the many mild cases that have gone unreported or unrecognized.
Global deaths from COVID-19 stand at over 842,000, with the U.S. having the highest number with 182,779, followed by Brazil with 120,262 and Mexico with 63,819.
Here’s an update on other developments this weekend:
- Arizona has reached a grim milestone of more than 5,000 known coronavirus deaths.Immigration and Customs Enforcement has reported 233 more confirmed cases of coronavirus at one of its facilities in Arizona.
- Health officials in Florida are reporting 150 new deaths from COVID-19 and 3,197 new confirmed cases. Florida has confirmed 619,000 cases and 11,246 deaths.
- A county south of St. Louis has revoked a mask mandate just one day after passing it. Jefferson County has reported 2,663 cases of the coronavirus and 45 deaths.
- Freshmen and sophomore students at Northwestern University near Chicago will take classes remotely.
- Authorities say two South Florida men used fake and stolen identities to steal over $3 million in coronavirus relief funds.
- South Korea has reported 299 new cases of the coronavirus, the 17th consecutive day of triple-digit daily increases. Every Italian region reported new coronavirus cases after a record 99,000 tests turned up another 1,444 cases.