Total number of cases passes 200,000

Addis Ababa, March 18, 2020 (FBC) -The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has now passed 200,000, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University.

The total is now 201,530 confirmed cases, and 8,007 deaths.

China still has the highest number of confirmed cases (81,102), while Italy has the second highest with 31,506.