Global COVID-19 cases top 6.8 mln: Johns Hopkins University

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NEW YORK, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide topped 6.8 million on Saturday, reaching 6,804,044 as of 3:30 p.m. (1930 GMT), according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

A total of 362,678 people worldwide have died of the disease, the data showed.

The United States suffered the most from the pandemic, with 1,909,077 cases and a death toll of 109,497. Countries with over 200,000 cases also include Brazil, Russia, Britain, India, Spain and Italy. The number of cases outside China exceeded 6,715,000, according to the CSSE data.