Europe is seeing record numbers of new coronavirus cases.
The continent reported over 700,000 new coronavirus cases last week — its highest weekly total yet, according to the World Health Organization.
This surge represents a 36% increase from the week prior. Last week, Europe reported less than 520,000 cases. Europe’s population is about 740 million.
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