Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 115,578,778, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The worldwide death toll has hit 2,567,922. For more information about the spread of COVID-19 and the progress of vaccination around the world, please see our interactive charts and maps. 4:54 a.m. The World Health Organization warns countries against relaxing efforts to combat the pandemic as vaccines arrive, citing the spread of a more contagious variant in Brazil.