Record number of new COVID-19 cases reported to WHO in last 24 hours

There were 292,527 new COVID-19 cases reported to the World Health Organization in the last 24 hours, according to a situation report published Friday. The total number of cases that have been reported to WHO from around the globe is now 17,106,007.

The rise in newly reported cases sets another record for cases reported to WHO within a 24-hour period. The previous record was set last Friday, July 24, when 284,196 new cases of COVID-19.

Today's report also noted there were 6,812 additional COVID-19 deaths reported to WHO in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths worldwide to 668,910.