As the United States recorded 48,529 new cases of the coronavirus and 2,772 deaths across the country Saturday, here’s where the global figures currently stand, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
The university has tallied 2,897,645 cases worldwide as of Sunday, with the US the worst hit country by far. As of midnight ET, the country has 939,053 cases and 53,789 deaths.
Spain has the second-highest number of cases, at 223,759, followed by Italy with 195,351.
Eleven countries around the world, including the US, have recorded more than 50,000 cases so far, and five countries have recorded more than 20,000 deaths.