Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 1000 GMT, May 17 Xinhua 17 May 2021, 20:55 GMT+10 BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University at 1000 GMT, May 17. Country Confirmed Cases