World | coronavirus It Took 13 Days for COVID-19 Cases to Go From 1M to 2M Pandemic has killed almost 140K worldwide By Rob Quinn Posted Apr 16, 2020 7:45 AM CDT Copied A woman wearing a face mask walks outside Mexico City's World Trade Center, Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Five months elapsed between the first reports of an unknown virus in Wuhan and the number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide reaching 1 million. The second million took 13 days. The number of cases rose to more than 2 million Wednesday, with almost 140,000 deaths worldwide, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. Both figures are believed to be undercounts due to a lack of testing and other issues. Almost a third of the cases are in the US, which has reported at least 639,000 cases and nearly 31,000 deaths, CNN reports. The grim milestone arrives as some countries, including Germany and Denmark, are preparing to ease lockdown restrictions, while others warn that the pandemic has yet to peak, the New York Times reports. (President Trump says 29 states are in "extremely good shape.") Read These Next Hopes emerge of a shutdown deal next week. South Korea gives Trump a foot-tall crown. Poster freed after a month in jail over Trump meme. Buzz Aldrin says goodbye to the 'love of my life.' Report an error