WHO reports record daily global increase in COVID-19 cases 

A total of 294,237 people have tested positive for COVID-19 worldwide within 24 hours, the highest daily increase since the coronavirus pandemic began, according to a report released on Saturday by the World Health Organization.

Meanwhile, more than 30 countries have reported over 1,000 daily COVID-19 cases, according to the report.

Global COVID-19 cases topped 21.4 million as of Sunday, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University.