Infections soar in US, India, Australia: Virus world updateAustralia on Wednesday reported more than 500 infections in a day, posting a record high nearly four months after cases appeared to have peaked. WASHINGTON: The coronavirus death toll in the United States has spiked again with Donald Trump conceding the pandemic crisis will get worse, as record infections in Australia underscored second-wave dilemmas globally. Nearly 15 million cases have been confirmed and 615,000 lives lost since the virus was first detected in China late last year. With authorities reporting Tuesday the highest daily nationwide death toll in weeks of nearly 1,000, Trump adopted a newly serious tone. Australia on Wednesday reported more than 500 infections in a day, posting a record high nearly four months after cases appeared to have peaked.

Source: Bangkok Post July 22, 2020 09:11 UTC