© Elaine Thompson/Associated PressConfirmed coronavirus cases neared 25 million world-wide, while the U.S. closed in on six million infections and other countries saw case numbers rise. That brings the total number of confirmed cases to more than 5.9 million. At the University of Alabama, 492 cases have been reported in the span of three days. India reported 76,472 new cases of coronavirus in the country in the preceding 24 hours, taking the total confirmed cases to 3,463,972, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Japan said Saturday there 876 new cases for Friday, in line with a recent trend where the daily tally is below 1,000.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 29, 2020 19:52 UTC