Global Covid-19 cases surpass 68 million

More than 68 million people have been infected with coronavirus globally and over 1.5 million of them died since the first cases were reported in December last year, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

The global caseload stood at 68,225,313 with 1,556,822 fatalities Wednesday.

In the United States, the total number of Covid-19 cases topped 15 million on Tuesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at JHU.

US case count rose to 15,164,885, with 286,237 deaths as of Wednesday morning.

California reported the most cases among the states, standing at 1,397,237. Texas registered 1,334,750 cases, followed by Florida with 1,065,785. Illinois recorded 804,174 cases and New York identified 713,129 cases.