ULAN BATOR – Mongolia’s Health Ministry on Monday confirmed 190 new COVID-19 local cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 467,012. Meanwhile, two more COVID-19 patients aged over 40 have died in the past day, taking the death toll to 2,104, the ministry said. Currently, 1,515 COVID-19 patients are being treated … Read more
SEOUL – South Korea recorded 210,716 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Sunday, bringing the total number of infections to 4,666,977, the health authorities said Monday. The daily caseload was down from the 243,626 cases reported in the previous day due to fewer tests over the weekend, but it was 1.5 times higher than a … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,967,315 on Monday as 4,362 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 66 deaths due to the pandemic since Sunday morning took the total death toll to 515,102. There are still 54,118 active COVID-19 cases … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 27,435 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the total tally to 3,622,607, according to the health ministry. Among them were 254 new imported cases and 27,181 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 55 deaths have been reported from the pandemic, bringing the death … Read more
WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported 17,522 new community cases of COVID-19 on Monday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Among the new community infections, 7,639 were in the largest city Auckland. Eleven new cases of COVID-19 were detected at the New Zealand border, said the ministry. Currently there are 696 COVID-19 patients in … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 214 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Monday. Of the new local infections, 69 were reported in Guangdong, 54 in Jilin, 46 in Shandong, and 12 in Gansu. The rest of the cases were reported in other nine provincial-level regions, the commission said in … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Sunday registered 756 new COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Monday. The NCOC said that the total tally of COVID-19 cases has risen to 1,515,014, including 1,455,162 recoveries. The number of active cases has dropped to 29,580 in the Asian country, including … Read more
HONG KONG: For the last eight years Mathilde and her family have called Hong Kong home, but as the coronavirus tears through the city they are joining an exodus of foreign workers looking for an escape route. “We are leaving and we will come back to empty our house whenever that is possible,” she told … Read more
SEOUL, March 5 – South Korea reported 254,327 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 4,212,652, the health authorities said Saturday. The daily caseload was down from the record high of 266,853 in the previous day. The total cases topped 4 million five … Read more
MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 941 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,666,678. The DOH said 109 more people died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death toll to 56,879. The number of active cases dropped further to 49,374. The … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Friday confirmed 796 new COVID-19 cases and 10 more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Saturday. The NCOC said that the overall tally has risen to 1,513,503 cases, including 1,453,496 recoveries. The number of active cases has dropped to 29,749 in the country, including 842 patients in … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 11,215,826 as of Friday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The death toll from the pandemic across the continent stands at 249,452, said the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union. A total of 10,457,605 patients across … Read more
HAVANA – Cuba registered no deaths related to COVID-19 in the past day, keeping the national death toll at 8,498, the Ministry of Public Health said Friday. According to its daily report, there were 638 COVID-19 infections recorded in the same day, for a total of 1,071,964 cases. In addition, there were 2,331 active cases … Read more
SANTIAGO – Chile reported 23,132 COVID-19 infections and 126 deaths related to the disease in the past 24 hours, bringing the accumulated total to 3,147,434 cases and 42,809 deaths, the Ministry of Health said Friday. In its daily report, the ministry also said there were 90,479 active cases currently in the South American country. The … Read more
WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported 18,833 new community cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. Among the new community infections, 9,789 were in the largest city Auckland. The rest of the cases were identified across the nation. In addition, there were seven new cases of COVID-19 detected at the … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 33,209 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, the highest daily spike since the outbreak, bringing the national total to 3,561,766, according to the health ministry. There are 441 new imported cases, with 32,768 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 78 deaths have been … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 102 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Saturday. Of the new local infections, 46 were reported in Guangdong, 19 in Jilin, eight in Inner Mongolia, six in Hebei, five in Shandong, three each in Tianjin, Shanghai and Guangxi, two each in Hainan and Yunnan, … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,957,477 on Saturday with 5,921 new cases registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 289 deaths due to the pandemic since Friday morning took the total death toll to 514,878. There are still 63,878 … Read more
SUVA – Fiji has confirmed a total of 138 COVID-19 related deaths in the island nation’s third wave which began in January this year. According to Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) on Thursday, the Ministry of Health said that of the 138 deaths, eight children died in the third wave. Seven of these children had significant … Read more
MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 989 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,664,905. The DOH said 34 more people died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death toll to 56,538 with five testing laboratories failing to submit data. Of the … Read more
MADRID: More than 100,000 people have died from Covid-19 in Spain, health ministry figures showed on Wednesday as the country emerged from a sixth wave of the pandemic. Spain passed the grim milestone some two years after the pandemic took hold, with official figures showing 154 people had died since Tuesday, raising the overall death … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 27,500 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 3,496,090, according to the health ministry. There are 428 new imported cases, with 27,072 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 115 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 32,942. … Read more
SEOUL – South Korea reported 198,803 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 3,691,488, the health authorities said Thursday. The daily caseload was down from a record high of 219,240 in the previous day, but it stayed high around 200,000, according to the … Read more
WELLINGTON – New Zealand recorded 23,183 new community cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the country’s Ministry of Health said in a statement. A total of 13,237 cases were reported in the largest city Auckland. In addition, 11 new cases were detected at the New Zealand border. Currently, 503 COVID-19 patients are being treated in New … Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil recorded 370 deaths related to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 650,000, the Ministry of Health reported Wednesday. In the same day, 30,995 new COVID-19 infections were reported, raising the total caseload to 28,842,160. The COVID-19 mortality rate in the country was 309 cases … Read more
JAKARTA – Indonesia on Wednesday confirmed 40,920 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total tally to 5,630,096, said the Ministry of Health. According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 in the country rose by 376 to 149,036, while 42,935 more people recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of recoveries to 4,944,237. The … Read more
MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 866 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,663,920. The DOH said 53 more people died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death toll to 56,504. The government has been issuing daily COVID-19 bulletin since the … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,938,599 on Wednesday with 7,554 new cases registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 223 more deaths from the pandemic were recorded since Tuesday morning, taking the death toll to 514,246. Currently there are 85,680 active cases … Read more
