COVID-19 cases worldwide surpasses 28 million

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September 11, 2020 07:57

The worldwide number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has surpassed 28 million, Johns Hopkins University says.

The exact number of the coronavirus cases stood at 28,047,828 on Friday.

More than 907,000 people have died of the disease, the university added.

The World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11.

The biggest number of cases so far has been registered in the United States, India and Brazil.

-- ANI

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