Hyderabad: The coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 2,08,06,939 and killed over 7,51,550 people across the world. More than 13,682,332 people have recovered so far.
South Korea reported 54 new cases of COVID-19 as health authorities scramble to stem transmissions amid increased social and leisure activities.
The figures announced by South Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention brought the total cases to 14,714, including 305 deaths. The center says 35 of the new cases were local transmissions, all but three from the Seoul area. The other 19 cases were linked to international arrivals.
China’s new domestic coronavirus cases fell into the single digits on Wednesday, while Hong Kong reported just 33 new cases.
The National Health Commission said all nine new cases were found in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, whose capital Urumqi has been at the center of China’s latest major outbreak.
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Another 25 cases were brought by Chinese travelers arriving from abroad. Densely populated Hong Kong also recorded another six deaths to bring its total to 58 fatalities among 4,181 cases.
India’s coronavirus caseload topped 2.3 million after adding 60,963 new cases in the last 24 hours. India also reported 834 deaths on Wednesday, bringing its death toll to 46,091.
India has the third-highest caseload after the United States and Brazil, but only the fifth-highest death toll and authorities say the fatality rate has dropped below 2% for the first time.
