RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil saw a new record daily count of 269,968 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 25,034,806, the National Council of Health Secretaries (CONASS) said Friday. The previous record was set on Thursday with 228,954 new cases, according to CONASS. Meanwhile, the total death toll in … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 5,522 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 2,855,930, according to the health ministry. There are 373 new imported cases, with 5,149 being local transmissions, data released by the ministry showed. A further 12 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 31,952. The … Read more
WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported 105 new COVID-19 cases in the community on Friday, including 15 infections with the Omicron variant of the virus, bringing the total tally in the country’s current community outbreak to 11,713. The newly reported community cases of COVID-19 included confirmed infections with the Omicron variant and those linked to a … Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil saw a record daily count of 228,954 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 24,764,838, the National Council of Health Secretaries (CONASS) said Thursday. The previous record was set on Wednesday with 224,567 new cases, according to CONASS. Meanwhile, the total death toll in the … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 40,622,709 on Friday with 251,209 new confirmed cases registered during the past 24 hours, showed the health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 627 deaths reported due to the pandemic since Thursday morning took the total death toll to 492,327. Read more: India reports 286,384 new COVID-19 cases There … Read more
ULAN BATOR – Mongolia’s Health Ministry on Friday confirmed 2,614 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, taking the national tally to 439,622. The latest confirmed cases were all locally transmitted, the ministry said. Meanwhile, two more COVID-19 patients aged over 60 died in the past day, bringing the total death toll to 2,031, … Read more
MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 18,638 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, raising the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,511,491. The DOH said the number of active cases rose to 231,658 as the country’s positivity rate dipped to 34.6 percent. According to the agency, 68 more people … Read more
MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 18,191 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, raising the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,493,447. The DOH said the number of active cases dropped to 226,521 from Wednesday’s 230,410. The DOH said 74 more people died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan reported 7,539 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center said on Thursday. The country’s overall number of confirmed cases has risen to 1,393,887, according to the center, which leads Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic. Another 25 people lost their lives due to COVID-19 over the … Read more
BUCHAREST – Over 130 COVID-19 clusters and 1,448 new infections in healthcare personnel and hospitalized patients have been reported by Romania’s hospitals and other healthcare facilities in recent days, the country’s Ministry of Health said on Wednesday. Health Minister Alexandru Rafila told a press conference that a solution will be sought quickly to enable the … Read more
SANTIAGO – Chile on Wednesday registered a record number of new COVID-19 cases in one day after tests detected 18,446 infections in 24 hours amid a resurgence driven by the Omicron variant of the virus. The latest cases raised the nation’s total caseload to 2,020,082, the Health Ministry said. In the same 24 hours, four … Read more
SEOUL – South Korea’s daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a new record high due to the spread of the Omicron variant, the health authorities said Thursday. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the country reported 14,518 more cases of COVID-19 for the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 4,744 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 2,844,969, according to the Health Ministry. There are 429 new imported cases, with 4,315 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 12 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 31,930. … Read more
ULAN BATOR – Mongolia registered 2,273 new infections of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 437,008, the country’s health ministry said Thursday. The ministry said the latest confirmed cases were all locally transmitted and that currently, there are a total of 70,992 active COVID-19 cases across the country. Meanwhile, the … Read more
TOKYO – Japan confirmed 71,620 new COVID-19 cases across the country on Wednesday, logging a new record amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed 14,086 new infection cases, exceeding the record of Tuesday. The number rose by over 6,700 to nearly twice the previous week. The latest … Read more
MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 15,789 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, raising the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,475,293. The DOH said the number of active cases dropped to 230,410, as the country’s positivity rate dipped further to 35.8 percent from 37.2 percent the previous day. … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has added 5,196 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Wednesday. The country’s number of overall confirmed cases has risen to 1,386,348, according to the NCOC, the department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic. Another 15 people lost their lives over the … Read more
ANKARA – Turkey on Tuesday reported 76,341 new COVID-19 cases, raising the tally of infections to 11,090,493. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 174 to 86,299, while 82,203 more people recovered in the last 24 hours, according to the Turkish Health Ministry. A total of 418,427 tests were conducted over the … Read more
SANTIAGO – Chile surpassed 2 million accumulated cases of COVID-19 after detecting 14,291 new cases in 24 hours, raising the total caseload to 2,001,346, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. In its daily pandemic report, the ministry said eight more deaths related to COVID-19 in the same 24 hours brought the death toll to 39,543. … Read more
PARIS – France’s daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a new record on Tuesday after 501,635 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, according to data from the country’s Public Health Agency. The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care had fallen by 35 from a day before to 3,741 on Tuesday, but a … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 10,609,112 as of Tuesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU) said the death toll across the continent stands at 237,197 and some 9,534,559 patients have recovered from the … Read more
ULAN BATOR – Mongolia recorded 3,080 new local infections of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, raising the national tally to 434,735, the country’s health ministry said Wednesday. Among the latest confirmed cases, 1,815 were detected in the national capital Ulan Bator, which is home to over half of the country’s population of 3.4 million. … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 40,085,116 on Wednesday, as 285,914 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the South Asian country, according to the federal health ministry’s latest data. Meanwhile, 665 deaths due to the pandemic reported since Tuesday morning took the total death toll to 491,127. Read more: … Read more
WELLINGTON – The New Zealand government on Wednesday announced a three-phase plan that aims to slow down and curb the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country. “Through the course of managing Omicron, we will be taking a phased approach. As case numbers grow, both testing and isolation approaches will change in … Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil registered 487 more deaths from COVID-19 in 24 hours as of Tuesday, bringing the pandemic death toll to 623,843, the Health Ministry said. According to the ministry’s daily pandemic report, tests detected 183,722 new COVID-19 infections in the same period, raising the accumulated caseload to 24,311,317. The number of new … Read more
SEOUL – South Korea’s daily number of new COVID-19 cases hit a new record high due to the spread of the Omicron variant of the virus, the health authorities said Wednesday. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the country reported 13,012 more cases of COVID-19 for the past 24 hours, raising … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Tuesday recorded 24 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday. Of the new local infections, 14 were reported in Beijing, four in Heilongjiang, two in Xinjiang, and one each in Hebei, Liaoning, Henan, and Guangdong, according to the commission. Read more: Chinese mainland’s new local … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 4,066 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 2,840,225, according to the health ministry. There are 442 new imported cases, with 3,624 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 16 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 31,918. … Read more
