A global single-day coronavirus infection record has been broken again according to World Health Organisation, while Florida is reporting more than 10,000 new confirmed cases.
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| Two women look at the beach in Barcelona, Spain. |
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Confirmed coronavirus cases around the world have topped 14 million and deaths have surpassed 600,000, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.The World Health Organisation reported a single-day record of new infections: over 237,000.
Experts believe that the true figure is far higher.
The United States, Brazil and India top the list with the highest number of cases.
India on Friday exceeded one million confirmed infections, and Brazil's cases passed two million, including 76,000 deaths, on Thursday.
USA
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| Beachgoers crowd the beach near the Garden City Pier during the coronavirus pandemic in Garden City south end of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
Governor Ron DeSantis announced 30,000 vials of remdesivir were being shipped to the state after hospitals complained of shortages. He says he worked with Vice President Mike Pence last week to expedite the shipments.
The state reports Florida hospitals are treating more than 9000 patients for coronavirus. Overall, there have been nearly 338,000 confirmed cases and 5002 deaths.
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| Healthcare workers work at a walk-up COVID-19 testing site during the coronavirus pandemic in Miami Beach, Florida. |
Meanwhile, the deadliest month of the pandemic in Texas continues, with state officials reporting 174 new deaths, the most in one day since the coronavirus outbreak began.
Texas also reported more than 10,000 confirmed new cases Friday (local time) for the fourth consecutive day. The rate of positive cases also climbed above 17 per cent for the first time.
Arizona health officials reported a daily record of 147 deaths from the coronavirus and 2742 new confirmed cases.
Governor Doug Ducey's lifted stay-home orders and other restrictions in May. Last month, he reversed course and authorised local governments to impose masking requirements. Missouri has set another record for daily increases of coronavirus cases with 958.
UK
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| Posters with names of people that died during the COVID-19 pandemic are placed in front of the entrance to Downing Street in London. |
Mr Johnson has announced more easing of restrictions, with people urged to return to public transit and workplaces.
He says sports fans should return to stadiums by October and remaining restrictions could be lifted from November, "possibly in time for Christmas".
But epidemiologist John Edmunds, a member of the government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, says a return to pre-pandemic normality wouldn't be possible until there's a vaccine for the virus.
India
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| A health worker screens an elderly woman for COVID-19 symptoms at a temple in Mumbai, India |
The Health Ministry on Saturday reported 671 confirmed deaths in the past 24 hours for a total of 26,273. The ministry says the recovery rate had slightly come down to 62.9 per cent.
Experts say India is likely to witness a series of peaks as the infection spreads in rural areas.
Spain
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| An elderly woman wearing a protective face mask walks on a street in Caracas, Venezuela |
Police in Barcelona are limiting access to some of the city's beaches because sunbathers are ignoring regulations amid a resurgence of the coronavirus.
Police on Saturday impeded more people for entering the beach and asked others to disperse.
Catalan health authorities reported over 1200 new cases on Saturday from the preceding 24 hours.
The new outbreaks have forced regional officials to announce the prohibition of gatherings of over 10 people that went into effect Saturday.
China
The number of confirmed cases in a new COVID-19 outbreak in China's far west has risen to 17.The National Health Commission said Saturday that 16 more cases were identified Friday in the Xinjiang region, on top of a first case the previous day.
The outbreak in the city of Urumqi is the latest to pop up since China largely contained the domestic spread of the virus in March. The largest was a recent outbreak in Beijing that infected more than 330 people.
South Korea
Authorities in South Korea say most of the country's new coronavirus cases are coming from abroad.The officials have expressed optimism that the recent resurgence of infections is being brought under control.
They say imported cases are less threatening than local transmissions because South Korea is mandating testing and enforcing two-week quarantines on all people arriving from other nations.
South Korea's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday that at least 28 of 39 newly confirmed cases were tied to people arriving from abroad.
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