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COVID-19: WHO reports record daily increase in coronavirus cases

Total rises by 183,020 in 24-hour period



Albert Marquès plays keyboard along with other musicians in front of the home of Roy Nathanson as part of Make Music-New York in Brooklyn's Ditmas Park neighbourhood during the coronavirus outbreak, Sunday, June 21, 2020.
Image Credit: AP

The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 183,020 in a 24-hour period.

The biggest increase was from North and South America with over 116,000 new cases, according to a daily report.

Total global cases are over 8.7 million with more than 461,000 deaths, according to the WHO.

The previous record for new cases was 181,232 on June 18.

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