A paramedic wearing protective gloves prepares to take a blood sample from a woman, to be tested for the coronavirus disease anti-body test, at a camp in Karachi, Pakistan July 24, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroREUTERS: The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Friday , with the total rising by 284,196 in 24 hours.
The biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa, according to a daily report. Deaths rose by 9,753, the biggest one-day increase since a record high of 9,797 deaths on Apr 30.The previous WHO record for new cases was 259,848 on Jul 18. Deaths have been averaging 5,000 a day in July, up from an average of 4,600 a day in June.
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