WHO reports record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 307,000


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  • Monday, 14 Sep 2020

FILE PHOTO: People board a passenger bus during rush hour at a bus terminal, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Mumbai, India, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni

(Reuters) - The World Health Organization reported a record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 307,930 in 24 hours.

The biggest increases were from India, the United States and Brazil, according to the agency's website. Deaths rose by 5,537 to a total of 917,417.

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