WHO reports record one-day rise in global coronavirus cases, up over 338,000

A woman walks her child to school during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn, New York, U.S., October 8, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

The World Health Organization reported a record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases on Thursday, with the total rising by 338,779 in 24 hours.

Deaths rose by 5,514 to a total of 1.05 million.

India reported 78,524 new cases, followed by Brazil at 41,906 and the United States with 38,904 new infections.

FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

The previous WHO record for new cases was 330,340 on Oct. 2. The agency reported a record 12,393 deaths on April 17.

(Reporting by Lisa Shumaker in Chicago, Editing by Franklin Paul and Richard Chang)