Updated On: 24 June, 2020 10:21 AM IST | Washington | IANS
With 2,346,937 cases and 121,224 deaths, the US continues to lead both on infections and fatalities count

A member of the medical team of the Brazilian Armed Forces tests an indigenous person of the Marubo ethnic group for the new coronavirus at a health post in Atalaia do Norte, Amazonas state, northern Brazil, on the border with Peru. Pic/ AFP
The global number of COVID-19 cases has increased to over 9.2 million, while the toll surged across 476,900, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Wednesday morning, the total number of cases stood at 9,239,794, while the fatalities increased to 476,945, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.
With 2,346,937 cases and 121,224 deaths, the US continues to lead both on infections and fatalities count, according to the CSSE.