Shafaq news/ the total number of Covid-19 cases increased to 12.55 million as nearly 230,370 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The surge in cases is the highest single-day spike seen in the world tally, till date.
Out of 230,370 cases, the US reported 133,486 cases, and from Brazil reported 70,398 cases, which are the highest number of infections added to India and South Africa.
In the same context, Reuters DATA declared that the number of cases globally approached 13 million cases on Sunday, yesterday, which represents another milestone in the spread of the disease that has caused the death of more than 565 thousand people within seven months.