Verified cases of COVID-19 skyrocketed past 2 million Wednesday, information collected by Johns Hopkins University programs. The figure represents a doubling of validated international cases in less than 2 weeks.
For perspective, it took roughly four and a half months for the new coronavirus to strike the 1 million mark. The earliest recognized case of the disease go back to Nov. 17, 2019.
The United States exceeded China as the country with the most reported cases of the infection on March 26, though that comes with a caveat: Intelligence officials think China’s count is unreliable and likely understates the true tally.
Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the UK have actually all exceeded China too, ranking second through 6th in international cases in general, behind the United States. The coronavirus is responsible for at least 128,000 confirmed deaths worldwide.
Of the more than 600,000 confirmed U.S. cases, approximately 20%– or about 110,000 individuals– remain in New York City. The city has actually seen more than 7,600 deaths from the disease, while d