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A total of 1,242 Covid-19 cases were reported in Mumbai on Sunday, according to the information provided by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.

As many as 44 cases of Covid-19 were reported in Indore on Sunday, as per information provided by the District Health Department.

As many as 188 fresh cases of Covid-19 were reported in Assam on Sunday, according to the State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

In less than a month, infections spiked seven-fold to over 30,868 as of Sunday, up from less than 4,000 at the end of May. Deaths also spiked, with over 1,100 killed among the confirmed cases, according to Health Ministry figures. 

The World Health Organization on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours.

New York City's effort to stop the spread of coronavirus through contact tracing has been hampered by the reluctance of many people who are infected with the virus to provide information to tracers, according to a report in The New York Times.

Beijing reported only nine new infections on Sunday, in a sign that a recent outbreak is coming under control.

Spain reopened its borders on Sunday, a significant stage in Europe's gradual reopening after its battle against the coronavirus.

Brazil registered its 50,000th Covid-19 death, underlining Latin America's desperate struggle to contain the disease.

US President Donald Trump on Sunday again blamed China for coronavirus. The first case of Covid-19 was reported in Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019.

“I can name – Kung flu. I can name 19 different versions of names. Many calls it a virus, which it is. Many calls it a flu. What difference. I think we have 19 or 20 versions of the name," Trump said.