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WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 237,000

The African MirrorJuly 17, 20201 Min Read

Dr. Joshua Rosenberg, center, the Medical Director, Surgical ICU & Attending Intensivist of Brooklyn Hospital Center, tends to a patient suffering from the coronavirus COVID-19, in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit of the hospital, Monday, March 30, 2020, in New York. The coronavirus crisis has pummeled the Brooklyn hospital just as has others throughout New York City. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times)

The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Friday, with the total rising by 237,743 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 230,370 on July 12. Deaths have held steady and averaged less than 5,000 a day in July.

Total global coronavirus cases were approaching 14 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, marking another milestone in the spread of the disease that has killed more than 590,000 people in seven months.