WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases, up nearly 260,000

The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Saturday, with the total rising by 259,848 in 24 hours. The biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa, according to a daily report. The previous WHO record for new cases was 237,743 on Friday. (Writing by Lisa Shumaker; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases, up nearly 260,000
The biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa, according to a daily report. Image Credit: ANI
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The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Saturday, with the total rising by 259,848 in 24 hours.

The biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa, according to a daily report. The previous WHO record for new cases was 237,743 on Friday. Deaths rose by 7,360, the biggest one-day increase since May. 10.

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