Manila, Sept. 18 -- illion mark Thursday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University.
The number of deaths from the virus has reached 943,203, with recoveries topping 20.39 million.
The US remains the worst-hit country with over 6.66 million infections, while its death toll exceeds 197,500.
India follows the US with the second-highest number of infections worldwide at over 5.11 million.
Brazil, which has the largest number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in Latin America, comes in third globally with over 4.41 million infections.
Russia, Peru, and Colombia are also among the hardest-hit countries in the world.
China, ground zero of the virus, has registered 90,262 cases so far, including 4,736 deaths and 85,174 rec...