WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases, up more than 212,000
The World Health Organization says member states reported more than 212,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 to the global body Saturday, the highest single-day increase since the start of the pandemic. The Geneva-based WHO said the highest number of new infections was reported from the Americas region.
- World
- Reuters
- Published Date: 11:25 | 04 July 2020
- Modified Date: 11:25 | 04 July 2020
The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Saturday, with the total rising by 212,326 in 24 hours.
The biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil and India, according to a daily report. The previous WHO record for new cases was 189,077 on June 28. Deaths remained steady at about 5,000 a day.
Global coronavirus cases exceeded 11 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, marking another milestone in the spread of the disease that has killed more than half a million people in seven months.