Europe reported 96,996 new cases, the highest total for the region ever recorded by the WHO. The previous WHO record for new cases was 330,340 on Oct. 2. As a region, Europe is now reporting more cases than India, Brazil or the United States. France's new daily COVID-19 infections remained above the record 18,000 threshold for the second day on Thursday with new measures to curb the outbreak expected. While India still leads in the globe in most new cases reported per day, new infections are down 20% from its peak.

Source: bd News24 October 08, 2020 17:48 UTC