Global coronavirus cases surpass 25 million - Reuters tally


FILE PHOTO: Relatives of Jairo de Avila, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), attend his burial at the Nova Iguacu cemetery in Nova Iguacu city, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares/File Photo

(Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases surged past 25 million on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, as India marked a worldwide record for daily new cases in the COVID-19 pandemic.

The data showed steady global growth as the disease's epicentre shifts again, with India taking centre stage from the United States and Latin America.

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