With over 59,000 coronavirus cases, India on Friday recorded the highest single-day rise so far this year. File photo

More than 125.1 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and around 2,875,357 million have died, according to a Reuters tally.

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

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With over 59,000 coronavirus cases, India on Friday recorded the highest single-day rise so far this year, pushing the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 11,846,652 according to the Union Health Ministry data updated today.

The 59,118 new infections reported in a span of 24 hours were the highest since October 18, 2020, the data by the health ministry showed. The death toll increased to 160,949 with 257 daily new fatalities.

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