It was reported on Sunday

On Sunday the World Health Organization reported a record-high global number of coronavirus cases confirmed in 24-hour period - 183,020.

The biggest increase was from North and South America with over 116,000 new cases.

The previous record for new cases was 181,232 on June 18.

Since the beginning of the pandemic more than 8.7 million people have been infected and over 461,000 passed away.