India has the fourth-most confirmed cases in the world, exceeding 640,000, according to health ministry data.

Russia on Saturday reported 6,632 new cases of the coronavirus, raising the nationwide tally of infections to 674,515.

Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss this weekend's race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. .

He was tested earlier Friday after his wife, Chani, tested positive after experiencing allergy-like symptoms. .

South Korea has reported 63 new cases of the virus, continuing a weeks-long resurgence as new clusters pop up in various parts of the country.

The girlfriend of President Donald Trump's eldest son has tested positive for coronavirus, US media reported.

Tokyo confirmed about 130 new cases of infections, a third consecutive day with more than 100 new cases, public broadcaster NHK reported.

Tokyo on Friday reported 124 new cases, up from 107 the day before, partly due to increased testing among night life workers in the Shinjuku and Ikebukuro districts.

The number of confirmed cases in Germany increased by 422 to 196,096, data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed.

The US notched 57,683 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed, the third consecutive day with record numbers of new infections.

The new record case count came as infections surge in southern and western states, and as the United States – the hardest-hit country in the world in the coronavirus pandemic – heads into the July Fourth holiday weekend.

Brazil registered 42,223 additional coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said, bringing the total tally to 1,539,081, the second-worst outbreak in the world behind the US.

Mexico's health ministry reported 6,740 new confirmed coronavirus infections and 654 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 245,251 cases and 29,843 deaths.

The number of new cases was just one less than the record number reported on Thursday. .

The government has said the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases.

Afghanistan's top presidential aide Yosuf Ghazanfar died of coronavirus on Friday night, an official confirmed

However, the presidential spokesman confirmed Ghani and the first lady had tested negative for the virus

Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss this weekend's race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway