Friday, December 11, 2020, was the worst day of the coronavirus pandemic to date.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there were over 13,000 deaths from COVID-19 and 692,000 new cases detected on Friday – the highest recorded figures so far for each category.
The total death toll from COVID-19 around the world is now 1.58 million, while a total of 69.5 million cases have been recorded.
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The Americas recorded 328,000 new cases on Friday, bringing their total up to 29.7 million. Europe recorded another 273,000 cases on Friday to reach a total of 21.4 million.
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— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) December 11, 2020