The latest statistics of COVID-19 released by Johns Hopkins University of America on 8 may show that as of 17:21 am, at 17:21 on the 8 th of the eastern time of the United States (6:21 Beijing time), there were more than 400 million confirmed cases in the world, with 400244031 cases and 5761208 deaths. Data show that the United States is the country with the largest number of confirmed cases and deaths so far, with 77025027 confirmed cases and 908262 deaths. Countries with more cumulative confirmed cases include India, Brazil, France, Britain, Russia and Turkey, and countries with more cumulative deaths include Brazil, India, Russia, Mexico and Peru. These data are collected from various countries and regions in real time collected by COVID-19 research project of Johns Hopkins University. The number of new coronavirus cases worldwide is still rising rapidly. According to the statistics of Johns Hopkins University, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the world exceeded 100 million on January 26, 2021, 200 million on August 4 and 300 million on January 6, 2022. (Xinhua News Agency)