Coronavirus: WHO reports record daily increase in new infections

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded a record rise in one day in the number of new coronavirus infections, with 307,930 reported in 24 hours.

The agency said deaths increased by more than 5,500, bringing the global total to 917,417.

The largest increases in infections were recorded in India, the United States and Brazil.

More than 28 million confirmed cases have been recorded worldwide, half of which have occurred in the Americas.

The previous day’s record for new cases was September 6, when the WHO reported 306,857 new infections.

Where are cases increasing the most?

According to the WHO, India reported 94,372 new cases on Sunday, followed by the United States with 45,523 and Brazil with 43,718.

More than 1,000 new deaths were recorded in the United States and India, while Brazil said 874 people had died from Covid-19-related illnesses in the past 24 hours.

India has the second highest number of confirmed cases in the world, behind the United States. Last week it reported nearly two million Covid-19 cases in August, the highest monthly count in the world since the pandemic began.

The country registered an average of 64,000 cases per day, an increase of 84% over the average daily cases in July, according to official data. The death toll has exceeded 1,000 every day since the beginning of September.

Brazil has registered more than four million cases, the third highest in the world. It has the highest number of deaths in Latin America, with around 131,000 so far.

The United States has recorded almost a quarter of the total number of coronavirus cases in the world, more than six million. He saw an increase in the number of daily cases in July, but the numbers have fallen since then.

The United States has the world’s highest recorded death toll from Covid-19, with more than 194,000 deaths.

What is the situation in other places?

Countries in Europe are registering a growing number of daily cases amid fears of a resurgence of the virus.

Local closures have been imposed in the worst affected regions, and calls have been renewed for people to cover their faces and follow social distancing rules.

Other countries that have seen a resurgence of the virus include Peru, Israel, South Korea and Australia.

On Sunday, police in the Australian state of Victoria arrested more than 70 protesters for disobeying stay-at-home orders. Some 250 people had attended the protest in the city of Melbourne, which was promoted by social media groups that shared conspiracy theories about the pandemic.

Victoria has been the epicenter of the Australian outbreak, accounting for 75% of cases and 90% of deaths.

Neighboring New Zealand will lift coronavirus restrictions, in addition to the larger city of Auckland, on September 21, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday.

The country has had great success with the coronavirus, but restrictions were imposed in Auckland last month after a number of new infections were identified.

Meanwhile, Israel will impose a new blockade at the national level as coronavirus cases continue to rise. The strict restrictions will go into effect on Friday, the Jewish New Year, and will last at least three weeks, authorities said.

Israel has seen more than 153,000 confirmed infections and 1,108 deaths from Covid-19, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.