New Delhi (NVI): More than 68.8 million people around the world have been confirmed to have the coronavirus, while the death toll has crossed 15,68,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally. Over 44.3 million patients have recovered from the deadly disease globally.
The number of coronavirus infections in the US have surpassed 15.3 million while the number of fatalities due to the deadly contagion have crossed 2,89,000.
Brazil’s coronavirus cases have crossed the 67 lakh-mark and stands at 6,728,452 while the number of deaths have surged past 1,78,000 in the country.
Meanwhile, South Africa, the African country most affected by coronavirus, has entered a second wave of the pandemic, the health minister declared Wednesday.
The country now counts 828,598 infections after 6,709 new cases were detected between Tuesday and Wednesday.
Spain’s rate of confirmed coronavirus cases fell to 193 cases per 100,000 people on Wednesday to reach the lowest level recorded since August, health ministry data showed.
The ministry reported 9,773 infections since Monday, bringing the total up to just over 1.7 million, while the number of deaths increased by 373 to 47,019 in Spain.
Slovakia ordered schools and most shops closed for at least three weeks from 21st December. The central European country also ordered outside seating at restaurants to end from Dec. 11, only allowing take-away as the number of COVID-19 cases continued to rise.
Canada on Wednesday approved its first Covid-19 vaccine, clearing the way for doses of the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE shots to be delivered and administered across the country.
Canada is the third country after the United Kingdom and Bahrain to give the green light to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
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