Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Tulsa Arena Officials Ask Trump Campaign For Health, Safety Plan VOA News The number of worldwide COVID-19 cases continues to climb. According to Johns Hopkins University, there are more that 8.5 million infections worldwide. The U.S. leads the world in infections with more than two million cases, Brazil is next with more than 978,000 and Russia comes in third with more 568,000. .