The number of global Covid-19 cases surpassed 27 million as of Monday morning, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University.

Global COVID-19 cases have surpassed 20 million according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University, reports Xinhua.

The number of global coronavirus deaths reached 350,456 on Wednesday morning while the confirmed cases rose to 5,591,067, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of the Johns Hopkins University.

The global death toll from coronavirus jumped to 154,249 until   Saturday morning.

The global death toll from coronavirus has reached 126,604 as of Wednesday morning.   There have been 1,998,111 confirmed cases around the world after the highly contagious disease was first reported in China in December last, according to Worldometer.   Of those infected, 1,392,848 are currently being treated and 51,608 of them are in serious or critical condition.   So far 478,669 people have made recovery.   Coronavirus is affecting 210 countries and territories around the world and two international conveyances.   The World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus crisis a pandemic on March 11.   Bangladesh on Tuesday recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases in a single day as 209 more people tested positive, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 1,012.   Besides, seven more people died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours which has raised the total death toll to 46.  

The death toll from coronavirus in New York topped 10,000 and the worldwide number of confirmed cases hovered around 2 million on Monday, even as the lack of fresh hot spots globally yielded a ray of optimism and fueled discussions about how some places might begin to reopen.