Coronavirus update: Global COVID-19 cases climb to 13.6 million after record one-day tally of 230,400 new infections
July 16, 2020 at 11:10 AM EDT
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus illness COVID-19 worldwide rose to 13.6 million on Thursday, after a record of about 230,400 new infections were counted on Wednesday, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University.