Medical staff discuss the treatment for COVID-19 patients at a hospital in Barcelona, Spain, April 9, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)

NEW YORK, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide topped 1.9 million on Monday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

The fresh figure reached 1,904,566 with 118,459 deaths as of 4 p.m. local time (2000 GMT), the CSSE said.