Coronavirus report: global cases pass 12m as US daily tally breaks world record
by Helen Sullivan and agencies from on (#55H2K)
Infections globally rising by a million a week; US reports 60,000 cases in a day; Trump rally and protests in Tulsa likely contributed' to surge
The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide passed 12 million on Thursday, as cases continue to grow by roughly one million a week. Thursday's milestone was spurred by the United States recording the highest one-day increase in cases anywhere in the world since the pandemic began, with just over 60,000 cases reported in 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker.
The US, with a total of 3 million cases and 132,299 deaths, accounts for roughly a quarter of the world's 12,012,720 cases and 548,914 deaths.
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