The global case count crossed the 20 million threshold on Monday, with the U.S., Brazil and India in the lead.

A mural in Chennai, India, celebrates workers on the front lines against the coronavirus pandemic.

The global case count crossed the 20 million threshold on Monday, with the U.S., Brazil and India in the lead.

More than 20 million people worldwide have tested positive for the coronavirus as of Monday evening, nearly five months to the day after the World Health Organization declared it a global pandemic.

leads the world with more than 5 million coronavirus cases and 163,400 deaths.

Two other countries have case counts in the millions: Brazil is at more than 3 million and India surpassed the 2 million mark last week.