The daily cases of coronavirus worldwide have exceeded the threshold of 200 thousand three consecutive times since last Thursday: this is what emerges from the site of the World Health Organization (WHO). The first day above the 200,000 mark was Thursday 9 July with 204,967 infections, 21.47% more than on Wednesday 8. The following day, last Friday, the absolute record since the start of the pandemic was touched with 228,186 confirmed cases ( + 11.33%), followed by 219,983 infections yesterday. The average for this period is therefore 217,712 cases per day.
New daily record of infections in the United States , the country most affected by the coronavirus: yesterday there were 66,528 new cases, never so many in 24 hours, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University. The total number of cases since the start of the pandemic therefore rises to 3,242,073. The death toll increased by 760, bringing the total death toll to 134,729.
It shows no sign of decreasing the daily death toll from the coronavirus in Brazil , which once again crossed the threshold of one thousand, reaching 1,071: the country's health authorities have announced it, according to CNN reports. The total number of deaths thus rises to 71,469, equal to the highest level in the world after the United States (134,814). In Brazil, there have been over 1,000 deaths per day due to the virus since the end of May. Meanwhile, the cases of contagion rose to 1,839,850 yesterday, 39,023 more than last Friday.
India has recorded another 28,637 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours : this is the fourth consecutive daily record, which brings the overall contagion balance in the country to 849,553. The Ministry of Health has made it known, according to CNN reports. At the same time, the death toll rose to 22,674. The most affected state remains that of Maharashtra (west), with 246,660 cases and 10,116 deaths. India is the third country in the world with the highest number of cases after the United States (3,247,771) and Brazil (1,839,850). Still according to the Indian Ministry of Health, there are currently 292,258 active cases in the country, while 534,620 people have recovered.
Pakistan records 74 new deaths and 2,521 infections from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours , according to the Ministry of Health. The new data bring the total number of victims to 5,197 and that of the cases to 248,872. Also in the last 24 hours 3,566 people recovered, with the total rising to 156,700. There are currently 2,118 critically ill patients, that is 38 less than the day before.
