The total number of virus cases around the world has surpassed 40 million.

The global total of coronavirus cases has passed 40 million, according to a New York Times database as of Monday, with at least 1.1 million people deaths, and the virus has been detected in nearly every country.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/world/the-total-number-of-virus-cases-around-the-world-has-surpassed-40-million.html