Highest daily rise in global coronavirus cases

More than 183,000 new cases of Covid-19 were reported worldwide in the largest daily increase since the start of the outbreak, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO)

NEW COVID-19 CASES IN LAST 24 HOURS
By WHO region

Most new cases
Brazil 	54,771
U.S. 	36,617
India	15,413

Americas 116,041
Eastern Mediterranean 18,975
Europe: 17,922
Africa: 8,464
Southeast Asia: 20,248
Western Pacific 1,370

 
NUMBER OF DAILY COVID-19 CASES (000s)
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	Dec 30, 2019	Jan 27, 2020	Feb 24	Mar 23	Apr 20	May 18	Jun 15

Dec 31: China alerts WHO to pneumonia-like cases in city of Wuhan

Jan 7: Cause of disease identified as new coronavirus

Jan 30: WHO declares global health emergency

Mar 11: WHO says that virus crisis has become global pandemic

Jun 21: Total of 183,020 new cases reported in 24-hour period

Total: 8,708,008 cases, 461,715 deaths (to Jun 21)


Source: World Health Organisation
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