A total of 469,122 people worldwide have died of the disease, the data showed.
NEW YORK, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Global confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 9 million on Monday, reaching 9,003,042 as of 12:33 p.m. (1633 GMT), according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
A total of 469,122 people worldwide have died of the disease, the data showed.
People spend their afternoon by the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington D.C., the United States, June 21, 2020. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)
The United States suffered the most from the pandemic, with 2,289,168 cases and a death toll of 120,044. Countries with over 200,000 cases also include Brazil, Russia, India, Britain, Peru, Chile, Spain, Italy and Iran, according to the Johns Hopkins tally. ■
