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China on Sunday reported 12 new confirmed coronavirus cases and no additional deaths. The National Health Commission said 422 patients were being treated, including 16 in critical condition. The death toll in China, where the outbreak began in December, stands at 4,634.

Hyderabad:The coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 2,33,80,569 and killed over 8,08,697 people across the world. More than 15,907,856 people have recovered so far.

South Korea has added 397 new cases to its coronavirus caseload in the 10th day of triple-digit increases, as the speed of viral spread nears the levels last seen during the worst of the outbreak in spring.

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The resurgence, which began in the densely populated capital area before spreading to practically every major city and provincial town over the past week, is a major setback for the country that had been eager to tout its hard-won gains against the virus.

New cases of COVID-19 in Australia’s Victoria state ticked over 200 for the first time in three days with 17 deaths.

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Victoria reported 208 new cases Sunday. The latest fatalities took Australia’s national toll to 502 and Victoria’s to 415.

India has recorded another 24-hour jump in coronavirus infections as the disease spreads across the country’s southern states after plateauing in the capital and the financial centre of Mumbai.

The Health Ministry reported 69,878 new cases on Saturday, bringing the total to 2,975,701. Globally India has been reporting the biggest daily rise in cases for 18 consecutive days.