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. 36 Million People Worldwide Infected with Coronavirus VOA News The world now has more than 36 million cases of the coronavirus.'¯'¯ According to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University's coronavirus tracking program, 36,166,574 people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, including more than 1 million deaths. The United States leads in both categories with 7.5 million cases and nearly 212,000 deaths. India is a close second in the total number of cases with 6.8 million, while Brazil topped the 5 million mark Wednesday. Brazil is second in the total number of deaths withmore than148,000, with India third with over 105,000. .