BEIJING, April 14 (CGTN) - Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide topped 1,918,855 on Tuesday with 119,483 deaths as of 8:25 a.m. BJT on Tuesday (0025 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

According to the running tally, the United States reported 581,679 cases, the most in the world, as well as the highest death toll of 23,604.

Earlier, the CSSE mistakenly reported 2,019,320 global cases as of 7:15 a.m. BJT on Tuesday (2315 GMT on Monday), with U.S. recorded 682,619 cases. CGTN confirmed with the CSSE developer that this was due to statistical errors.