The coronavirus has infected more than 8.5 million people around the world as of Friday, killing at least 454,359 people.
Global coronavirus cases now top 8.5 million, having added another 1 million cases in just over a week. Hot spots in Latin America and the Middle East have contributed to the rise, with cases still ticking higher in the U.S. and cases in Europe hitting a relative plateau.
Local U.S. officials continue to adjust reopening guidelines, as states in the South and West experience surges in Covid-19 cases. In Arizona, where cases hit a record single-day increase Thursday, Gov. Doug Ducey is allowing local and city officials to require the wearing of face masks. All residents in California are now required to wear masks in public and in businesses after that state reported its record single-day increase in new cases on Thursday.
A health worker collects swab sample from a man to test for COVID-19 infection, at a dispensary in Dilshad Garden, on June 18, 2020 in New Delhi, India.7:15 a.m. ET — India reported a record rise in the number of coronavirus cases on Friday, Reuters reported, as the country's health ministry recorded more than 13,000 new infections and over 300 additional deaths in the last 24 hours.
India has reported the fourth-highest number of Covid-19 cases in the world, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, behind only the U.S., Brazil and Russia, respectively. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had lifted most lockdown restrictions earlier this month, even as coronavirus cases continued to rise, but the southern city of Chennai has now been placed back into lockdown following a fresh outbreak of infections.People wearing protective face masks walk on the main shopping street in Munich, Germany during the coronavirus crisis on April 30 2020.7:01 a.m. ET — Germany's contact tracing app, which was released on Tuesday, has been downloaded 9.
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