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Global Coronavirus Cases Surge Past Five Million After Biggest Daily Increase Yet

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Latin America accounted for around one-third of the 91,000 cases reported earlier this week.

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The global number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus has surged past five million after the biggest daily increase in infections since the pandemic took hold of the planet.

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