January 15, 2021: The worldwide number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has surpassed 93 million, Johns Hopkins University reported.

The exact number of the coronavirus cases stood at 93,018,040 as of 01:20 GMT on Friday.

More than 1.99 million people have died of the disease, the university added.

The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11.

The biggest number of cases so far have been registered in the United States, India and Brazil. (ANI/Sputnik)