Coronavirus In new And Dangerous Phase As Cases Hit Record Daily High

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Coronavirus cases around the world continue to rise.

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The World Health Organization recorded 183,020 new cases of [ coronavirus] on Sunday, the largest increase in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The growing case numbers are driven largely by two countries: the US and Brazil. 
Coronavirus cases have been steadily increasing over the last three weeks and have now reached 8.7 million since the start of the pandemic. On June 8, the [/news/who-warns-coronavirus-pandemic-is-worsening-encourages-protesting-safely/ WHO announced that the pandemic was "worsening,"] with more than 130,000 new cases recorded that day. The US and Brazil were the major contributors to the trend. In the weeks since then, new cases have only continued to increase. 

On Friday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the world was in a "new and dangerous phase" and called for all countries to "focus on the basics."

"We call on all countries and all people to exercise extreme vigilance," he said. 




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The [ 153rd coronavirus situation report], prepared by the WHO on Sunday, showed Brazil's confirmed cases had increased by 54,771 that day, taking the country's total to over 1 million. The US reported 36,617 new cases the same day, pushing the US past 2.2 million in all.

A total of 4,743 deaths worldwide were reported Sunday, https://hobbyverse.info/wiki/Robert_Walters_apos;_Pretax_Profit_Falls_Warns_Of_Likely_Coronavirus_Hit including 1,206 in Brazil and 690 in the US.

Brazil's total death toll is near 50,000, while the US is approaching 120,000 deaths. Worldwide, more than 461,000 people have died due to coronavirus.