WHO reports record daily increase in global Covid-19 cases, up more than 212,000

The previous WHO record for new cases was 189,077 on June 28. Deaths remained steady at about 5,000 a day.

The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Saturday, with the total rising by 212,326 in 24 hours.

A waitress takes the temperature of customers as they arrive to eat at restaurants are permitted to offer al fresco dining as part of phase 2 reopening during the coronavirus disease outbreak in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, US. (REUTERS)

The biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil and India, according to a daily report. The previous WHO record for new cases was 189,077 on June 28. Deaths remained steady at about 5,000 a day.

Global coronavirus cases exceeded 11 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, marking another milestone in the spread of the disease that has killed more than half a million people in seven months.