Across the world, health workers are applauding older individuals who've recovered from the novel coronavirus. Global recovery numbers for the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, reached the 700,000 mark on April 22, according to the most recent data from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.
The number of confirmed cases sits at just over 2.6 million worldwide. And the global death toll has risen north of 180,000. RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updatesFor most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and a dry cough that clear up in two to three weeks.