The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has risen above 1 million, according to the new tally from World Health Organization latest data.

A total of 1,002,159 people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus across the world, with a death toll of 55,781, while more than 200,000 patients have recovered.

The United States has reported the most cases, which have surpassed 236,000, along with 6,586 deaths. Italy, with more than 115,000 cases, has seen nearly 14,000 deaths, higher than other countries.

Spain has recorded more than 110,000 cases and 10,096 deaths.

According to Reuters coronavirus has infected more than 3,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa and killed about 100, prompting some of the world's poorest countries to shut land and sea borders.

This even as Norway called for more money to help the Palestinian Territories get through the pandemic.