New Delhi (NVI): More than 28.9 million people around the world have been diagnosed with the coronavirus and more than 922,000 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. About 19.5 million people have recovered.
In the US, the number of coronavirus infections have surpassed 6.5 million while the number of fatalities is nearing 2 lakh in the country.
Brazil’s coronavirus cases climbed past 4.75 million while the number of deaths have exceeded 1,31,000.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that the country will reinstate a strict new countrywide lockdown this week amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases.
South Korea reported at least 109 COVID-19 cases – the 12th straight day that infections stayed below 200.
Germany has reported that the country’s COVID-19 cases have gone up by 927 to 2,60,355.
Victoria, the second-most populous state in Australia and the epicentre of the country’s coronavirus outbreak, has reported 35 new cases – the lowest daily rise in three months.
China’s National Health Commission has reported 10 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s confirmed cases to 85,194.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday that coronavirus restrictions across the country will be lifted on September 21, except in its biggest city of Auckland which is the epicentre of a second wave of infections.
The World Health Organization has reported a record-breaking number of coronavirus cases worldwide, with at least 307,930 cases confirmed in just one day.
-CHK
