PARIS, France (AFP) – More than 25 million coronavirus cases have been confirmed worldwide, according to an AFP tally of official sources on Sunday at around 0430 GMT.
At least 25,029,250 people have been infected with the respiratory disease, of whom 842,915 have died.
Nearly 40 percent of all reported COVID-19 cases are in the United States and Brazil, the two worst-hit countries.
NEW VIRUS RECORD
India on Sunday set a new virus record when it reported 78,761 new infections in 24 hours, according to health ministry figures, passing the United States with the world’s highest single-day rise.
India, home to 1.3 billion people, is already the world’s third-most infected nation with more than 3.5 million cases, behind the US and Brazil.
The US set the previous record on July 17 with 77,638 daily cases, according to an AFP tally.
