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Another 338 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Wednesday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 36,042. The figures include deaths in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and the wider community. As of Thursday morning, 2,50,908 people in Britain have tested positive. British PM Boris Johnson told lawmakers on Wednesday that the country will have a world-beating test, track and trace operation which will be in place by June 1.

Hyderabad: The coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 51,94,210 and killed over 3,34,621 people across the world. More than 20,80,966 people have recovered so far.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases across Africa surpassed 95,000 as of Thursday afternoon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

The Africa CDC, specialized healthcare agency of the 55-member African Union (AU), in its latest situation update issued on Thursday, revealed that the number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases across the continent rose from 91,598 on Wednesday to 95,201 as of Thursday afternoon, registering about 3,603 new cases during the stated period.

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The death toll due to the COVID-19 pandemic across the African continent also surged from 2,912 on Wednesday afternoon to 2,997 as of Thursday afternoon, eventually registering about 85 new deaths during the past 24-hours period, according to the Africa CDC.

The Africa CDC also disclosed that some 38,075 people who have been infected with the COVID-19 have recovered across the continent as of Wednesday afternoon, registering some 2,267 new recoveries during the past 24-hours period.

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No new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in central China's Hubei Province on Thursday, the provincial health commission said on Friday.

By Thursday, Hubei had seven confirmed COVID-19 cases, including one in severe condition and one in critical condition.

The province reported 35 new asymptomatic cases on Thursday, while 32 were released from quarantine. The total number of such cases under medical observation was 284 by Thursday.

A total of 2,83,965 close contacts of COVID-19 patients in the province had been tracked by Thursday, 959 of whom were still under medical observation.

As of Thursday, the death toll from the virus in the province stood at 4,512, including 3,869 in Wuhan, the provincial capital.

The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

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