The total number of confirmed cases worldwide has passed five million, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. The exact number is 5,000,038.

However, it needs to be noted that differing testing rates and definitions, underreporting, and time lags mean that the true number of infections is certainly higher.

World record of coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours

Over the past 24 hours, 106,000 new cases were recorded worldwide, the most in a single day so far. This sudden increase prompted the World Health Organization to issue a stark warning on Wednesday: the coronavirus pandemic is far from over.

Most cases in US

The US has the highest number of confirmed cases worldwide, with 1,551,853.

Also read: Chief Justice of Pakistan doesn’t understand why so much money is being spent on coronavirus