Global coronavirus cases top 60 million

The number of deaths worldwide from COVID-19 surpassed the 60 million mark Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins University.

The US-based university has recorded 60,174,732 cases and 1,417,153 deaths since the virus emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December.

The US continues to be hardest hit by the disease, with more than 261,000 deaths and over 12.7 million cases, followed by India with 9.2 million cases, Brazil with 6.1 million and France with 2.2 million.