novel coronavirus cases reported worldwide, according to public health data compiled for 188 countries and regions by Johns Hopkins University.The global number of lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 — the respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus — doubled in approximately six weeks, after surpassing the 10-million mark on June 28.
INTERACTIVE — How many Canadians have the new coronavirus? Total number of confirmed cases by region That 20-million figure is likely a “real underestimate” of the true number of infections to date, according to Dr.