Global COVID-19 cases top 9 million: Johns Hopkins University

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases around the world has surpassed 9 million, reaching 9,057,555 as of Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University's tally.

More than 470,000 people worldwide have died from the novel coronavirus.

The U.S. remains the hardest hit by the pandemic with 2,306,247 total confirmed infections reported so far. A total of 120,340 COVID-19 related deaths were also reported in the country as of 19:00 EST on Monday, Johns Hopkins University's latest data showed.

Brazil on Monday reported 21,432 new cases of COVID-19 and 654 more deaths over the past 24 hours, its health ministry said.

The country has now registered over 1.1 million cases, the second highest number around the world, and 51,271 people have died.