Globally confirmed virus cases exceed 1 million – a grim milestone
NEW YORK, NY -- The number of coronavirus infections worldwide has hit one million, with more than 50,000 deaths, according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.
The figures were another bleak milestone in the epidemic that has forced the lockdown of entire countries and brought economies to a shuddering halt.
Still, the true numbers of deaths and infections are believed to be much higher, in part because of differences in counting practices, many mild cases that have gone unreported, testing shortages, and suspicions of a cover-up in some countries.
