Coronavirus in numbers as confirmed cases reach 1 million

Twenty-two days after the World Health Organisation declared coronavirus a pandemic, the number of confirmed cases has reached 1 million. The US has seen the most infections, with more than 200,000, and more officially-acknowledged deaths than China, where the deadly virus was first detected. More people have also died in France, Italy and Spain than in China; Iran is heading the same way and Britain may be too. Here, The Independent examines some key figures generated by the outbreak. 1 million: Number of confirmed cases A million people worldwide have tested positive for Covid-19 according to Johns Hopkins University’s (JHU) tracking tool. Confirmed cases have rocketed in the...