coronavirus cases worldwide brought the global total to 15 million Wednesday as countries remain divided in their response to the pandemic.Public health data compiled by Johns Hopkins University also showed more than 617,000 people have died of the COVID-19 respiratory illness to date.
Close to 8.5 million people have recovered from the virus. Young adults given new warnings as coronavirus cases spike across Canada The new total comes 23 days after the world reached the already sobering milestone of 10 million cases.
By contrast, 39 days separate the 10-million and five-million marks — suggesting the pace of the pandemic continues to accelerate.Experts say the real total number of infections could be up to 10 times higher due to.