global Coronavirus: WHO reports record daily rise in new infections The World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded a record one-day rise in the number of new coronavirus infections, with 307,930 reported over 24 hours. The agency said that deaths rose by more than 5,500, bringing the global total to 917,417. The biggest increases in infections were reported in India, the US and Brazil. Worldwide there have been more than 28 million confirmed cases, half of which have been in the Americas. The previous one-day record for new cases was on 6 September when the WHO reported 306,857 new infections. According to the WHO, India reported 94,372 new cases on Sunday, followed by the US with 45,523 and Brazil with 43,718. More than 1,000 new deaths were recorded in the US and India while Brazil said 874 people had died from Covid-19 related illness in the past 24 hours.

bc COVID-19 claims 6 lives over the weekend, as B.C. announces 317 new cases - Active cases in the province now at an all-time high Active COVID-19 cases are at an all-time high in B.C., with provincial health officials warning that the poor air quality plaguing much of the province can also pose serious health risks to vulnerable populations. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said in a Monday news conference that B.C. recorded 317 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend and six more deaths. The numbers cover a three-day reporting period since the last update on Friday, with 137 cases recorded between Friday and Saturday, 119 cases between Saturday and Sunday, and 61 cases between Sunday and Monday. Five of the people who died were elderly, she said. One of the deaths happened in the Northern Health region — a first for that health region. The person who died there, a woman in her 70s, died in hospital after becoming infected with COVID-19 at a community event.