Global COVID-19 cases surpass 2.6 mln, death toll tops 180,000

Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide reached 2,620,579 as of 6:39 a.m. BJT (2039 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

Meanwhile, global deaths from COVID-19 rose to 182,903, according to the CSSE.

The United States reported  837,947 cases and at least 46,497 deaths.  The highest numbers in the world.