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World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a record 307,930 new covid cases, in 24 hours with India, US and Brazil reporting majority.
WHO said that deaths rose by more than 5,500, bringing the global total to 917,417. Worldwide there have been more than 28 million confirmed cases. The previous one-day record for new cases was on 6 September with 306,857 new infections.
India reported 94,372 new cases on Sunday, followed by the US with 45,523 and Brazil with 43,718. More than 1,000 new deaths were recorded in the US and India while Brazil said 874 people had died from Covid-19 related illness in the past 24 hours.
India has the second largest number of confirmed cases in the world, behind the US. Last week it reported nearly two million Covid-19 cases in August, the highest monthly tally in the world since the pandemic began.
The country saw an average of 64,000 cases per day – an 84% hike from average daily cases in July, according to official data. The death toll has topped 1,000 every day since the beginning of September.
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Brazil has recorded more than four million cases, the third highest in the world. It has the highest number of deaths in Latin America, with about 131,000 so far. Countries across Europe are recording a rising number of daily cases amid fears of a resurgence of the virus.
Local lockdowns have been imposed in the worst-affected regions, and there have been renewed appeals for people to wear face coverings and follow social distancing rules. India has however removed all types of lockdown in the country though containment zones where cases are being reported still go on.
