After just 4 months, the global COVID-19 total topped the 1 million mark today, with more countries on several continents reporting exponential growth, even in some African nations.Meanwhile, the world's number of deaths from the virus passed 50,000, with more than half of them from Europe's hot spots.
The Johns Hopkins online tracker shows 1,002,159 cases and 51,485 deaths.Europe's surge includes sharp rise in TurkeySpain today added 6,120 cases, plus 616 more deaths, as steady activity continued in Italy, which reported 4,668 new cases and 115,242 overall, as well as 760 more deaths (13,915 total—most in the world).In Spain, Madrid is still the main hot spot, where health officials report early signs of stabilization, El Mundo reported.