Global COVID-19 Cases Surge by More Than 1 Million Over 5 Days The numbers were reported by Johns Hopkins University. Global coronavirus cases increased by 1,046,200 from July 6 through July 10. Between July 8 and July 13, they increased by 1,061,600. On Monday, worldwide cases surpassed 13 million. There have been over half a million reported coronavirus-related deaths around the world. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned there would be "no return to the old normal for the foreseeable future." According to Ghebreyesus, 50 of cases reported on Sunday came from just two countries, but he did not name them.