WHO reports most coronavirus cases in one day as total number nears 5 million.

[elleng]

'More than 100,000 coronavirus cases have been reported to the World Health Organization in the last 24 hours, "the most in a single day since the outbreak began," Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said at a news conference Wednesday.

"We still have a long way to go in this pandemic," he said. "In the last 24 hours, there have been 106,000 cases reported to WHO — the most in a single day since the outbreak began."

He added that almost "two-thirds of these cases were reported in just four countries," although he did not specify where the cases had been recorded.

The countries with the highest number of confirmed cases are the U.S., Russia, Brazil and the United Kingdom, according to the WHO.

"We are very concerned about rising cases in low and middle income countries," Ghebreyesus said.'>>>

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/who-reports-most-coronavirus-cases-one-day-total-number-nears-n1211321?

[robbedvoter]

1. And those countries are:

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[ProfessorGAC]

3. Could Be Misleading

Some countries stepped up their testing dramatically in the last couple weeks.
On a state scale, Illinois has seen a huge uptick in cases, but the testing is 2 or 3x of what they were a month ago.
What's important is the % positives.
Test 10,000. Positivity is 6%. 600 cases
Now test 25,000. Positivity is 4%. 1,000 cases.
We need both numbers to see the whole picture

[tinrobot]

2. Aren't we supposed to wait until the number of cases drops before reopening?

Asking for a friend.