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More than 300,000 people around the world have recovered from coronavirus

Posted at 12:45 PM, Apr 08, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-08 13:45:59-04

(WTXL) — As of Wednesday, April 8, more than 300,000 people around the world have won the fight against COVID-19.

According to data from Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource Center, just over 308,000 people have recovered from COVID-19 as of Wednesday.

The data shows that most of the recoveries were in China, where the outbreak began. The nation reported more than 77,000 recovered individuals.

In the United States, there have been more than 21,000 recoveries. The U.S. has reported the most positive cases nationwide at more than 399,000.

Florida is currently at 15,456 cases.