The United States witnessed Covid-19 death almost every minute on Wednesday, while the numbers globally exceeded 17 million, amid Britain warning of a second pandemic wave that could hit Europe.

Globally, infections exceeded 17 million, while the virus killed at least 660,787 people, according to the latest census conducted by Agence France-Presse.

In America, the number of deaths nationwide exceeded 150,000, the highest in the world.

The United States reported 1,461 deaths on Wednesday, the highest one-day increase since 1484 deaths on May 27.

Corona virus deaths are increasing in the United States at the fastest pace in two months, and have increased by about 10,000 over the past 11 days.

Corona deaths have risen for three consecutive weeks, while the number of new cases has fallen week by week recently for the first time since June.

A Houston hospital worker takes a break because of the many checks he supervises (Reuters)

This month, in Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas, the rise of cases has overcrowded hospitals. The increase forced states to retreat from reopening their economy, which was shackled by public isolation measures in March and April to curb the spread of the virus.

The state of Texas tops 4,300 deaths so far this month, followed by Florida, which has 2,900, and California, the most populous state, with 2,700.

In Texas the number includes hundreds of unreported deaths after the state changed the way in which deaths from the epidemic were calculated.

While deaths increased rapidly in July in these three states, New York and New Jersey remain at the forefront of population deaths, according to a Reuters count.

Among the twenty countries that have recorded the largest number of cases of the disease, the United States ranks sixth in the number of deaths in relation to the population, recording 45 deaths out of every 100,000 people. It is followed by the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Peru and Chile.

Spread in Peru

In Peru, injuries exceeded the 400,000 threshold, and 204 additional deaths were recorded in 24 hours, as announced by the Ministry of Health.

The number of injuries in the country is 400,683, after 5678 new cases were counted in one day, as indicated by the ministry, which is the highest daily toll since June 12.

Street checks Lima, capital of Peru (Getty Images)

Since the epidemic began, 18,816 people have died of the virus in Peru, including 204 in the past 24 hours, a figure approaching the highest toll recorded on June 11 when 206 new deaths were counted.

After a 100-day national isolation of the population, Peru began on July 1 to ease closures in 18 out of 25 districts, including the capital, Lima.

With 33 million people, the country became the third Latin American country with the highest number of deaths and deaths related to the Covid-19 epidemic behind Brazil and Mexico.

Injuries in China

In China, the Health Committee announced today, Thursday, 105 new cases of coronavirus in the mainland on Wednesday, up from 101 cases the previous day.

A statement issued by the National Health Commission said that 96 of the new cases were in Xingyang district in the far west of the country, five cases in Liaoning Province, one in Beijing and three cases.

China reported 21 new patients without symptoms, down from 27 the previous day.

As of Wednesday, the mainland had registered 84,165 confirmed cases of coronavirus, and the number of deaths with Covid-19 remained at 4,634, the health committee said.

Health authorities in China conduct tests for residents in Beijing (Reuters)

A second wave

In Britain, Health Minister Matt Hancock said on Thursday that he was concerned about a second outbreak of the new Corona virus in Europe, and that the government would not hesitate to act to re-enforce quarantine measures if necessary to keep the country safe.

"I am worried about a second wave. I think we can monitor a second wave that is starting across Europe and we have to deal with it and do everything we can to prevent it from reaching us," Hancock added.

"We have great concerns about the second wave that is emerging across Europe ... and not only is Spain ... but there are other countries with increasing numbers of infections as well. We are very determined to do everything we can to keep this country safe."

Last week, Britain imposed a 14-day quarantine period on those returning from Spain.

But other European countries are among the favorite destinations for British tourists in summer holidays, such as France, still exempt from quarantine measures until now. But the increase in cases has raised fears that these countries will also be subject to quarantine procedures soon for returnees.