WASHINGTON — The number of coronavirus cases across the world topped the 2 million mark on Wednesday, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University.

The virus has killed more than 128,000 people across the world, taking a toll on human life in more than 185 countries and regions. However, over 500,000 people who have recovered from the deadly pathogen globally.

The US has the highest death toll with more than 26,000 killed with major metropolitan areas like New York City, Seattle and Detroit being badly hit.

European hotspots Italy and Spain continue battling outbreaks that have torn through towns and prompted nationwide lockdowns. Cases in Singapore are rising after months of successful containment.

Meanwhile in the United Kingdom, the death toll rose again by 761, bringing the total number of fatalities to 12,868 in the country.

A total of 313,769 people have been tested for COVID-19 in the UK, of which 98,476 have tested positive.

The official British death toll is the fifth-highest globally after the United States, Italy, Spain and France.

In China, thought to be the source of the outbreak, the virus may be on a resurgence as health officials announced the highest count of new cases in five weeks — 169 — on Monday, while health officials in the US have also warned about the possibility of a second wave of cases later this year. — Agencies