GENEVA – The World Health Organization reported on Sunday (September 13) a record increase in global coronavirus instances in one day, totaling 307,930 in 24 hours.
The largest come from India, the United States and Brazil, according to the agency’s website, with more than 5,537 deaths for a total of 917,417.
India reported 94,372 new cases, followed by the United States with 45,523 new infections and Brazil with 43,718.
The United States and India have reported more than 1,000 new deaths and Brazil has reported 874 lives lost in the last 24 hours.
On September 6, the WHO registered a record 306,857 new cases, while the firm reported a record 12,430 deaths on April 17.
India leads the world in terms of new instances reported every day and set a world record last week with 97,570 instances reported on a singles day, according to a Reuters count.
In some parts of India, medical oxygen is complicated, with the total number of cases exceeding 4. 75 million. The United States alone recorded more cases with 6. 5 million.
Covid-19 infections continue to increase in 58 countries, adding up outbreaks in Argentina, Indonesia, Morocco, Spain and Ukraine, according to a Reuters analysis.
New instances have dropped in the United States and have dropped by about 44 since the peak of more than 77,000 new instances reported on July 16. Cases in Brazil also have a downward trend.
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