There are now 615,519 cases of COVID-19 and at least 28,717 people have died, according to aggregated data from Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering's Centers for Systems Science and Engineering. About 135,735 people have recovered from the novel coronavirus that has sickened people in 176 countries. The U.S now has the most number of cases worldwide, with 104,860 cases and 1,711 deaths. China, where the virus was first detected in December, has 81,996 cases and 3,299 deaths. Italy, which is widely considered to be the epicenter of the pandemic in Europe, had 86,498 cases and 9,134 deaths, as of Friday. Spain has 72,248 cases and 5,690 deaths; Germany has 53,340 cases and 399 deaths; and Iran has 35,408 cases and 2,517 deaths.