On Friday, Britain reported 20,530 new COVID-19 infections and 224 additional fatalities, marking a drop of 712 from yesterday’s 21,242 newly reported cases.
The newly reported deaths mark a rise of 35 from 189 reported on Thursday.
Over recent weeks, many European countries have reported sharp rises in new infections and fatalities, suggesting that a second wave is now sweeping across Europe.
The United States is currently leading global COVID-19 cases with over 8.7 million infections and 229,284 fatalities, although India follows closely behind with 7.8 million cases and 117,992 deaths. As for the third-highest case toll and death toll, Brazil follows with 5.3 million cases and 156,528 deaths, Russia with 1.4 million cases and 25,525 deaths, and Spain with 1 million infections and 34,752 deaths.
The novel coronavirus was first discovered in Wuhan, Hubei, China, on Dec. 31, 2019, and has infected more than 42 million individuals worldwide, resulting in over 1.3 million fatalities across 188 countries and territories.
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