Hyderabad: The coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 18,53,155 and killed over 1,14,247 people across the world. More than 4,23,625 people have recovered so far.
The virus spreads by microscopic droplets from coughs or sneezes. 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.
China on Monday reported 108 new cases of coronavirus infection, 98 of them imported.
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Of the new domestic cases, seven were recorded in the province of Heilongjiang bordering on Russia and three in the southern business bub of Guangzhou. Two more deaths were reported in the former epicenter city of Wuhan, bringing China’s totals since the illness emerged in December to 3,341 deaths among 82,160 official cases.
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New Zealand recorded its fifth death from COVID-19 but only 19 new cases on Monday as the rate of fresh infections continues to show signs of diminishing.
South Korea has reported 25 new cases of the coronavirus and three more virus-related deaths, bringing its totals to 10,537 infections and 217 fatalities.
South Korea’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday said that at least 929 cases were linked to passengers arriving from abroad, with most of them detected over the past three weeks.
Italy recorded the lowest number of new coronavirus deaths in three weeks, saying 431 people died in the past day to bring its total to 19,899.
It was the lowest day-to-day toll since March 19.
For the ninth day running, intensive care admissions were down and hospitalizations overall were down, relieving pressure on Italy’s over-stressed health care system.
More than 4,000 people tested positive as Italy began its fifth week under nationwide lockdown, continuing a general flattening in its infection curve.
