World Health Organization data shows that last night nearly 300,000 people worldwide were infected with the virus • During July, an average of 5,200 deaths were recorded per day, compared to 4,600 in June • USA: The number of infections doubled in 19 countries, 20% increase in mortality last month

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports a record 24-hour infection with the Corona virus worldwide - 292,527 new cases were discovered by last night (Friday). The largest increases in the number of daily infections were in the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa. Over the past day, 6,812 people have died from the virus worldwide. According to the organization, in July there were an average of 5,200 deaths per day, compared to an average of 4,600 in June.

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More than 17.2 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with the corona virus. More than ten million patients have recovered, and at least 673,000 have died, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Aside from the above four leading countries currently in morbidity, reports of an increase in diagnosed carriers and mortality from the virus are coming from all over the world: in Spain the daily number of infections has risen to over a thousand, for the first time since the June arrangement was lifted; Hundreds of new cases have been reported in Japan, most of them in Tokyo; In Melbourne, Australia, last night the daily number of infections dropped to about 400 after in recent days to about 600; In France, too, a sharp rise in infection is reported.

Black July in the USA

The rising trend in infections and deaths was led in July by the U.S., which recorded more than 25,000 deaths from the plague in the past month. The number of infections in July doubled in 19 countries during the month, according to Reuters, giving a crushing blow to opening the economy The

United States recorded 1.87 million new corona cases in July, bringing the number of verified examinees to 4.5 million - an increase of 69%. Deaths rose by 20% in July to almost 154,000 in total.

The largest increases in July were in Florida, with over - 310,000 new cases, followed by California and Texas with about 260,000 each.The three states doubled the cases compared to June.Alba, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada. , Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia - doubled the number of carriers compared to June.The United States also shattered one-day global infection records, reporting 77,000 new cases on July 16th. 

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In recent days, the eruption appears to be stabilizing in Arizona, Florida and Texas. Health officials now fear the outbreak will spread to Midwestern countries, due to summer tourism. 

The news that more countries could be hit hard by the virus comes a day after the U.S. reported that its gross domestic product fell 32.9% in the second quarter. This is the country's worst economic performance since the Great Depression.