Coronavirus live news: UK daily infections pass 1,000 as Greece posts highest single rise
by Jedidajah Otte (now), Molly Blackall and Helen Dav from World news | The Guardian on (#56PSR)
UK figure is the highest since June; Greece sees biggest daily rise; US passes 5m cases
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11.05pm BST
New York's governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Sunday that the infection rate in the state is now at its lowest since the start of the outbreak.
We need to protect the extraordinary progress New Yorkers have made.
Today's infection rate of 0.78% is the lowest we have seen since the pandemic began.
What we are doing is working. We need to stay smart and stay cautious.
10.39pm BST
Brazil has registered 23,010 new coronavirus infections to Sunday, taking the overall official tally in the country to 3,035,422.
The health ministry also announced 572 new deaths, bringing the total Covid-19 death toll to 101,049.
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