The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Saturday, with the total rising by 259,848 in 24 hours.
Members of the Central Reserve Police Force and healthcare workers carry the body of a CRPF member who died of the coronavirus disease , for his cremation at a crematorium in Srinagar July 18, 2020. REUTERS/Danish IsmailREUTERS: The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Saturday , with the total rising by 259,848 in 24 hours.
The biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa, according to a daily report. The previous WHO record for new cases was 237,743 on Friday. Deaths rose by 7,360, the biggest one-day increase since May 10.
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