Masked passengers on the subway in New York. Image: Richard B Levine/SIPA USA/PA Images Masked passengers on the subway in New York. Image: Richard B Levine/SIPA USA/PA Images THE GLOBAL NUMBER of Covid-19 cases has reached 20 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Centre.
The US has also suffered the most deaths at 163,331, while there have been 101,000 in Brazil, 52,000 in Mexico, 46,611 in the UK and more than 44,000 in India. The UK has 313,392 cases according to the university, putting it 12th on the list, just behind Spain.Health officials believe the real figure of cases worldwide is in fact far higher than the Johns Hopkins tally, due to testing limitations and the fact as many as 40% of people infected have no symptoms.