( Reuters) – Global coronavirus cases exceeded 5 million on Wednesday, with Latin America overtaking the United States and Europe in the past week to report the biggest portion of brand-new day-to-day cases internationally.
FILE IMAGE: Gravediggers carry the casket of Antonia Rodrigues throughout her funeral service who died from the coronavirus illness (COVID-19), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 18,2020 REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes/File Image
It represents a new phase in the virus’ spread, which at first peaked in China in February, prior to massive outbreaks followed in Europe and the United States.
Latin America accounted for around a 3rd of the 91,000 cases reported earlier t