The pandemic advances. WHO announces record number of diseases worldwide, but fewer deaths



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The World Health Organization (WHO) reported 307,930 new COVID-19 illnesses in the past 24 hours on Sunday, a new world record, Reuters reports, assumed by Agerpres.

The largest increases were recorded in India, the United States and Brazil, according to information published on the WHO website.

The death toll has risen 5,537 dead, reaching a total of 917,417.

India reported 94,372 new cases of contamination, followed by YOU with 45,523 new infections and Brazil with 43,718 new diseases. In the past 24 hours, the United States and India have each reported more than 1,000 new deaths, and Brazil has reported 874 deaths.

The previous record on the daily number of diseases with the new coronavirus announced by the WHO was 306,857, registered on September 6. Regarding deaths, however, on April 17, the UN agency reported a record of 12,430 deaths, While I’m in the middle now

This could show that the virulence of the virus is decreasing, which would be good news, or that health systems are better prepared to treat the disease, explained recently, in Digi24, Professor Alexandru Rafila.

India it ranks first worldwide in new cases reported daily and set an overall record last week, with 97,570 cases reported in a single day, according to a Reuters report.

New coronavirus infections continue to rise in 58 countries, of which stands out Argentina, Indonesia, Morocco, Spain and Ukraine, according to a Reuters analysis.

At YOU, the number of COVID-19 cases is at decrease. They were down by about 44%, compared to a record of more than 77,000 new cases reported on July 16. Cases of contamination Brazil also records a downward trend.

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