WHO reports record daily rise in new coronavirus infections

cde.news desk 14 September 2020, 05:45 · 1 min read

A man walks in front of a grafitti of Mexican actor Ramon Valdes as his character 'Don Ramon' from the TV show 'El Chavo del Ocho' wearing a mask, in Montevideo, Uruguay. EPA-EFE/Raul Martinez

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded a record one-day rise in the number of new coronavirus infections, with 307,930 reported over 24 hours.

The agency said that deaths rose by more than 5,500, bringing the global total to 917,417.

The biggest increases in infections were reported in India, the US and Brazil.

Worldwide there have been more than 28 million confirmed cases, half of which have been in the Americas.

The previous one-day record for new cases was on 6 September when the WHO reported 306,857 new infections.

According to the WHO, India reported 94,372 new cases on Sunday, followed by the US with 45,523 and Brazil with 43,718.

WHO reports record daily rise in new coronavirus infections

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