coronavirus have surpassed 13 million worldwide, with the death toll now approaching 600,000.It took just five days to climb to 13 million cases yesterday from 12 million recorded on July 8, according to a Reuters tally.
The number of cases is around triple that of severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to the World Health Organisation.Covid-19 is on the rise most dramatically in The Americas.
The United States reported a daily global record of 69,070 new infections on July 10. In Brazil, 1.88 million people have tested positive, including President Jair Bolsonaro, and more than 72,000 people have died.India, the country with the third-highest number of infections, has recorded an average of 23,000 new infections each day.