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Global coronavirus cases surge past 25 million

The world reached 25 million coronavirus infections, rising at a pace that indicates the pandemic has further accelerated since the 20 million mark.

A playground in northern Spain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
A playground in northern Spain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic (AN/Gabriel Solorzano)

The world reached 25 million coronavirus infections and 843,000 deaths on Sunday, rising at a pace that indicates the pandemic has further accelerated since the 20 million mark was reached less than three weeks ago.

The number of cases rose by 1 million every 3.8 days since August 11 when the world pushed past the 20 million mark accompanied by 736,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University and Google data trackers.

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