New Delhi (NVI): More than 114 million people around the world have been confirmed to have the coronavirus, while the death toll has crossed 2,530,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally. Over 64.4 million patients have recovered from the deadly disease globally.
The number of coronavirus infections in the US have surpassed 28.6 million, while the number of fatalities caused due to the deadly contagion have surpassed 5,13,000 in the country.
Brazil’s coronavirus cases have crossed the 10.5 million-mark and stands at 10,551,259 while the number of deaths have surged past 2,54,000.
The UK has recorded its lowest rise in cases since late September, with a further 6,035 infections registered on Sunday.
Meanwhile, New Zealand’s Auckland re-entered lockdown with level-three restrictions in place for at least a week from Sunday following the discovery of a community case of unknown origin.
Furthermore, South Africa’s coronavirus alert level has been downgraded from three to one following a fall in infections, president Cyril Ramaphosa has announced, with the change coming into effect at midnight.
The Norwegian capital Oslo is ramping up its coronavirus restrictions after a surge in infections connected to the more transmissible variant first detected in the UK.
Nigeria will receive its first batch of Covid-19 vaccines this week, with nearly 4m of its 16m vaccines due to arrive in Africa’s most populous nation via the Covax scheme.
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