A total of 894,705 patients have recovered and 207,725 persons have died from the disease.
Records from Worldometer, a website which provides real-time updates on COVID-19 situation showed the total number of infected persons across the world is now over three million.
As of 12:44 pm on Monday afternoon, the world recorded a total number of 3,018,038 COVID-19 cases.
A total of 894,705 patients have recovered and 207,725 persons have died from the disease.
The US remains the worst hit with 987,322 confirmed cases. While 118,781 patients have recovered, 55,415 persons have died from the disease in the country.
The country is followed by Spain with 226,629 cases; Italy with 197,675 cases; France with 162,100 cases; and Germany with 157,770 cases.
Yemen and Saint Pierre Miquelon are the least hit with one case each.
On Sunday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, said more than 30,000 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the region.
It said the region has a total of 30,125 cases of COVID-19, while 1,326 deaths have been recorded.
According to the breakdown, which also featured figures from the eastern Mediterranean region, South Africa had the highest figure with 4,361 cases, followed by Egypt with 4,092 cases, and Morocco with 3,889 cases.
Nigeria has recorded a total of 1,273 cases out of which 239 patients have recovered while 40 persons have died.
