New Coronavirus cases across the world spiked by 260,000 in 24 hours, highest single-day rise so far, according to the World Health Organization
New COVID-19 cases across the world rose by almost 260,000 in 24 hours, the largest single-day increase witnessed ever since the pandemic began, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday.
It also noted that Saturday was the first time the number of new daily infections rose more than a quarter of a million. This was mainly contributed by increased COVID-19 cases in the US, Brazil, India and South Africa.
It was followed by a record global death toll in more than a month as it rose by 7,360, the largest daily increase since May 10, 2020. This comes just a day after the world had seen a record in daily increase in coronavirus cases.
The overall confirmed cases of coronavirus globally crossed 14 million on Saturday, and 600,000 recorded deaths, according to JHU’s tally.
Along with Florida, which is the epicenter of the US Coronavirus epidemic, Texas, and Arizona have seen a high surge in cases.
