coronavirus, a milestone reached just over a year after COVID-19 began to take hold.The world crossed that threshold at approximately 3 p.m.
ET Tuesday — a year and a day after the first case was reported in Canada, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
The worldwide death toll now stands at over 2,149,000. A year after Wuhan coronavirus lockdown, trauma and anger toward China remain Experts have said for months that the true number of cases is far higher than the official tally, as testing has been variable, many people have had no symptoms and some governments have concealed the true number of cases.