World update: April 24 2020

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COVID-19

Worldometer’s coronavirus figures for April 24:

• 2,828,617 confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide (+105,616 since yesterday)

• 1,833,155 active cases

• 197,091 reported fatalities (+6174 since yesterday)

In today’s pandemic news:

• The World Health Organization launched a new project to “accelerate” global efforts to develop and distribute coronavirus tests …