Record number of new COVID-19 cases reported to WHO over the past 24 hours

There were 284,196 new COVID-19 cases reported to the World Health Organization in the last 24 hours, according to a situation report published Friday.

The number set another record for cases reported to WHO within a 24-hour period. 

The United States has reported over 70,009 new infections and 1,096 deaths in 24 hours, according to data released by Johns Hopkins University.

There are at least 4,091,062 cases of coronavirus, and at least 145,063 people have died from the virus in the country.

Brazil's health ministry said it recorded 55,891 new coronavirus cases on Friday, bringing the country's total to 2,343,366.

It also registered 1,156 new fatalities due to the virus, raising the total death toll to 85,238.

With Friday's new cases, Brazil has added a total of nearly 300,000 new COVID-19 infections in the last seven days.