US reports record-high 1.2 lakh COVID cases in one day

Washington: The US on Friday reported 121,888 new COVID-19 cases, as per the latest updates by Johns Hopkins University.

According to Sputnik, the latest spike in COVID-19 cases in the US is “a record high” about increase in daily infections in the country.

Presently, the US has 9.6 million cases — the most cases in the world. The US also has the highest fatalities due to the coronavirus in the world with over 234,944 deaths.

Globally, there are 48,801,037 COVID-19 cases and 1,235,335 fatalities from the virus.