Several countries across the world on Saturday recorded record high daily COVID-19 count, as the total number of novel Coronavirus cases nears 5 crore, according to news reports.

The Johns Hopkins University reported 1,26,742 new COVID-19 cases in the United States on Saturday, the country's highest since the pandemic hit the world, reported CNN. With 8,241 new infections, Austria on Saturday record its daily new high. Japan reported a record high of 1,329 new cases since August 14. The death toll in France reached 40,000 with 306 new fatalities registered in a 24-hour period, CNN quoted the French Public Health Agency as saying on Saturday.