As the world neared the 19 million COVID-19 cases milestone, stubbornly brisk activity continued in many active transmission countries such as India, Brazil, and the United States, as the opportunistic virus showed new gains in European countries that had previously brought down their levels.In other developments, European health officials suspect COVID-19 measures may have led to a decline in measles.
The global COVID-19 total today grew to 18,908,111 new cases, and 710,318 people have died from their infections, according to the Johns Hopkins online dashboard.Steady surges in high-transmission countriesThe United States, Brazil, and India—the three countries with the most cases—are each reporting roughly 50,000 cases per day over the past