GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a record increase in coronavirus cases across the globe for the second day in a row, with the total increase by 259,848 in the 24 hours.
The biggest rise reported was from the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa, according to international media reports.
The WHO record on Friday for new cases was 237,743 which means that the deaths rose by 7,360 — the largest one-day increase since May 10, according to Reuters.
According to reports, deaths have been averaging 4,800 a day in the month of July, which is slightly up from an average of 4,600 a day last month in June.
The Reuters tally said that the total global coronavirus cases surpassed 14 million on Friday, which saw another milestone in the spread of coronavirus that has killed nearly 600,000 people in the last seven months.
According to the WHO, as many as 71,484 new cases were reported in the United States, 45,403 in Brazil, 34,884 in India and 13,373 in South Africa.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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