Britain has recorded its highest daily number of new coronavirus cases since May, with 2,988 new infections announced on Sunday. The U.K. is experiencing a rise in coronavirus infections that is possibly explained by expanded testing. https://t.co/jrZH3tqgvO —@CPHO_CanadaHere's what's happening around the worldAccording to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins University, the global total of confirmed coronavirus cases is now more than 26.9 million. Mexico has recorded 67,326 confirmed coronavirus deaths, the world's fourth-highest death toll. In Africa, the continent has more than 1.2 million confirmed infections, with the majority of them — more than 635,000 — in South Africa.

Source: CBC News September 06, 2020 14:27 UTC