Coronavirus news: WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases

The World Health Organisation reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 183,020 in 24-hour period. The biggest increase was from North and South America with over 116,000 new cases, the WHO said.

The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 183,020 in a 24-hour period.

The biggest increase was from North and South America with over 116,000 new cases, according to a daily report.

Total global cases are over 8.7 million with more than 461,000 deaths, according to the WHO.

The previous record for new cases was 181,232 on June 18.

The ten worst-affected countries in terms of number of cases are as follows:

U.S.: 2,278,373

Brazil: 1,083,341

Russia: 583,879

India: 410,461

United Kingdom: 305,803

Peru: 251,338

Spain: 246,272

Chile: 242,355

Italy: 238,499

Iran: 204,952