MANILA – The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,835 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,616,387. The DOH said 12 more people died from COVID-19 complications, bringing the country’s death toll to 54,538. The number of active cases dropped to 116,720 as the … Read more
ULAN BATOR – Mongolia registered 860 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 450,590, the country’s health ministry said Monday. The latest confirmed cases were all locally transmitted, the ministry said. Meanwhile, three more COVID-19 patients aged over 60 died in the past day, pushing the death toll to … Read more
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said he has put into action plans to rapidly increase the number of COVID-19 booster shots available to combat the highly-transmissible Omicron variant of the virus that is wreaking havoc on the country. At a lower house budget meeting on Monday, Kishida said he has informed … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,272,014 on Monday, as 83,876 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, the health ministry’s latest data showed. Besides, as many as 895 deaths due to the pandemic since Sunday morning took the total death toll to 502,874. There are still 1,108,938 … Read more
BEIJING – Beijing reported three new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Sunday, according to local health authorities. Of the three cases, one had been reported as an asymptomatic carrier before and the other two were detected among people under quarantine, said the Beijing Municipal Health Commission. Read more: Beijing reports another new locally-transmitted COVID-19 case … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 10,089 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,914,220, according to the health ministry. There are 143 new imported cases, with 9,946 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further nine deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 32,034. … Read more
SEOUL – South Korea reported 35,286 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 1,044,963, the health authorities said on Monday. The daily caseload was down from 38,689 in the previous day, but it hovered above 30,000 for the third consecutive day, according … Read more
WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported 188 new community cases of COVID-19 on Monday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Among the 188 new community infections, 117 are in the largest city Auckland, 15 in Waikato, 20 in Bay of Plenty, 16 in Northland, 12 in the Lakes Region, three in Canterbury, two in … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Sunday recorded 45 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Monday. Of the new local infections, 37 were reported in Guangxi, four in Guangdong, three in Beijing, and one in Tianjin, the commission said in its daily report. Read more: Chinese mainland reports 54 new local … Read more
CANBERRA – Australia reported more than 40,000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday when more than 50 million doses had been delivered in total during the vaccine rollout. Nationally there were 70 deaths reported on Wednesday, including 27 in New South Wales, 25 in Victoria, 16 in Queensland and one each in the Northern Territory (NT) … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Tuesday confirmed 6,047 new COVID-19 cases and 29 more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Wednesday. The NCOC, a department leading the nation’s campaign against the pandemic, said that the country’s number of confirmed cases has increased to 1,436,413 while 1,304,980 out of them have recovered. The … Read more
MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 7,661 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,577,298. The DOH said 43 more people died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death toll to 54,097. The number of active cases dropped to 160,297 as the … Read more
AMMAN – Jordan on Tuesday registered 17,781 new COVID-19 infections, increasing the caseload to 1,243,090, the Jordanian Ministry of Health said in a statement. The ministry also reported 18 deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll to 13,235. The share of tests returning a positive result, known as the positive rate, stood … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 10,809,836 as of Tuesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union said the COVID-19 death toll across the continent stands at 239,615 and some 9,791,949 patients have recovered from the … Read more
SEOUL – South Korea’s daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a new record high amid the spread of the Omicron variant, the health authorities said Wednesday. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the country reported 20,270 more cases of COVID-19 for the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to … Read more
ANKARA – Turkey on Tuesday reported 102,601 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily figure since the outbreak of the pandemic, raising its tally of infections to 11,722,483. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 198 to 87,614, while 87,562 people recovered in the last 24 hours, said the Turkish Health Ministry. A … Read more
MADRID – Spain passed the benchmark of 10 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, according to figures published by the country’s Ministry of Health. The ministry reported 77,873 new cases on Tuesday, adding the total number to 10,039,126 cases across the country. A total of 93,633 people in Spain have lost their lives in the … Read more
SANTIAGO – Chile registered 22,192 new COVID-19 infections and 12 more deaths from the disease in the last 24 hours, for a total of 2,190,561 cases and 39,733 deaths, the Health Ministry said Tuesday. The national COVID-19 positivity rate for the same 24-hour period was 21.12 percent, one of the highest in the pandemic, while … Read more
RAMALLAH/GAZA – Palestine reported a record number of 11,016 new COVID-19 cases and 12 more fatalities in the Palestinian territories within the past 24 hours, a senior official said Tuesday. Among the 12 fatalities, four were recorded in three West Bank cities, including a two-month-old infant from the southern city of Hebron, and eight were … Read more
HANOI – Vietnam reported 11,023 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 11,011 locally transmitted and 12 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality that recorded the highest number of infections on Tuesday with 2,705 cases, followed by central Da Nang city with 783 cases and northern Hai Phong … Read more
MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 9,493 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,569,665. Tuesday’s caseload has been the lowest since Jan. 4. The DOH said 51 more people died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death toll to 54,054. The … Read more
KATHMANDU – Major hospitals based in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, are seeing fewer people lining up to get tested for the coronavirus in the last few days, and the South Asian country has been reporting falling daily cases. “Around 250 to 300 people are getting tested for coronavirus every day in the last few days,” said … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia recorded 4,774 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight on Monday, bringing the total tally to 2,870,758, according to the health ministry. There are 152 new imported cases and 4,622 new local transmissions, showed data released on the ministry’s website. A further 13 deaths were reported from the pandemic, bringing the overall … Read more
WELLINGTON – The New Zealand government has secured the delivery of enough rapid antigen tests (RATs) to help New Zealand through a widespread Omicron outbreak in the coming months, Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall said on Tuesday. Over the last week, the government has been in contact with a variety of rapid antigen test manufacturers. … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 41,469,499 on Tuesday, as 167,059 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 1,192 deaths due to the pandemic since Monday morning took the total death toll to 496,242. There are still … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Monday reported 5,327 new COVID-19 cases and 32 more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday. The NCOC, a department leading the nation’s campaign against the pandemic, said that the country’s overall tally has surged to 1,430,366 cases while 1,295,390 out of them have recovered. The active … Read more
ULAN BATOR – Mongolia registered 1,206 new COVID-19 cases and two more related deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tallies to 444,719 and 2,036 respectively, the country’s health ministry said Monday. The latest confirmed infections were all locally transmitted, the ministry said, adding that there are a total of 64,365 active COVID-19 … Read more
MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 14,546 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,560,202. The DOH said 112 more people died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death toll to 54,003. According to the DOH, the number of active cases dropped … Read more
