Global COVID-19 cases top 5.5 million: Johns Hopkins

More than 5.5 million cases of COVID-19 infections worldwide have been confirmed, more than two-thirds of them in Europe and the United States, according to data released by Johns Hopkins University.

The United States has the most cases in the world, with over 1.6 million infections confirmed in the country.

Brazil has emerged as the world's No. 2 hot spot for coronavirus cases, followed by Russia.

There are now over 374,000 confirmed infections in the Latin American country.