Global coronavirus death toll hits 500,000 as number of cases surges over 10 million
- Pandemic has entered new phase, with India and Brazil battling outbreaks of over 10,000 cases a day
- WHO announces another daily record of 189,000 cases in 24-hour period
The World Health Organisation also has announced another daily record in the number of new confirmed coronavirus cases across the world – topping over 189,000 in a single 24-hour period.
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Global Covid-19 death toll hits 500,000 as coronavirus infections surge past 10 million
The tally on Sunday from the UN. health agency eclipses the previous record a week earlier at over 183,000 cases, showing case counts continue to progress worldwide.
Brazil recorded the most new cases over the one-day span at more than 46,800, followed by the US at over 44,400. India had nearly 20,000.
A million new cases were recorded in only six days, according to one count, as fears grow of a full-blown second wave.
The milestones come as many hard-hit countries are easing lockdowns that have devastated their economies and thrown millions out of work, while making extensive alterations to work and social life that could last for a year or more until a vaccine is available.
But some nations are experiencing a resurgence in infections, leading authorities to partially reinstate lockdowns, in what experts say could be a recurring pattern in the coming months and into 2021.