UK records 31,795 new COVID cases…. India reports 39,742 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours……… Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,919…… Italy records further 5,000 cases……. Vietnam records worst daily caseload……. Highest daily death toll yet in Tunisia…… Russia has suffered 799 deaths its worst daily toll……. Malaysia suffers worst day for new cases….. Spain is reporting more than 25,000 new cases a day….. Brazil adds 38,091 COVID cases, 1,108 deaths
The UK has recorded a further 31,795 coronavirus cases, bringing the total of infections to 5,669,770. It follows a further drop in cases on Friday, when 36,389 new cases of Covid-19 and a further 64 deaths were reported. The daily death total is not yet available for Saturday, due to technical difficulties in processing England deaths data. Public Health England said 46,519,998 people have now received the 1st dose of a Covid vaccine and 36,953,691 have received a 2nd dose.The latest infection increase comes as the government expanded the daily test scheme to replace self-isolation for emergency service workers, including police, fire, border and transport workers. The “test to return to work” scheme means those who have received an NHS Covid 19 app alert to self-isolate, or have been called by Test and Trace, will be able to continue working if they test negative for coronavirus.
India reports 39,742 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours: government
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India reported 39,742 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a government statement said on Sunday.The COVID-19 death toll rose by 535 deaths in the last 24 hours, with the total reaching 420,551, health ministry data showed.
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,919 – RKI
BERLIN, July 24 (Reuters) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,919 to 3,754,511, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday.
Italy records further 5,000 cases
Italy reported 5,140 daily infections on Saturday compared to 5,143 on Friday. It also recorded five coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday against 17 the day before, the country’s health ministry said.Italy has registered 127,942 deaths linked to Covid-19 since its outbreak emerged in February last year, Reuters reports.The country has reported more than 4.3 million cases to date.
Vietnam records worst daily caseload
Vietnam’s health ministry has reported 7,968 new cases on Saturday; the second consecutive day it has posted its worst daily increase. More than two-thirds of the cases are in Ho Chi Minh City, Reuters quotes the ministry as saying.
Highest daily death toll yet in Tunisia
Tunisia suffered 317 deaths in the last 24 hours, its worst daily toll since the start of the pandemic, its health ministry has said. According to Reuters, the ministry also reported 5,624 new cases, increasing concerns about the country’s ability to fight the pandemic, with intensive care units in hospitals completely full and a lack of oxygen supplies. The vaccination campaign is moving slowly.
Russia has suffered 799 deaths its worst daily toll.
Moscow also reported 23,947 new cases. The country has been in the grip of a surge in cases that authorities blame on the more contagious Delta variant, though some officials have suggested in recent days that cases, at least in Moscow, have started to decline.
Malaysia suffers worst day for new cases
Malaysia’s health ministry has reported 15,902 new cases; the highest number of daily infections since the beginning of the pandemic. This brings the cumulative number of cases in the country to 996,393, Reuters reports.
Spain is reporting more than 25,000 new cases a day
Spain is currently one of Europe’s hot spots for new infections. Spain is reporting more than 25,000 new cases a day now compared with 3,400 a day a month ago, according to Our World in Data. “A month ago, when we let go of the most of the restrictions, we didn’t call it ‘Freedom Day’ like England, but basically it was a fairly big move toward more freedom,” Rafael Bengoa, former Director for Health Systems at WHO and one of Spain’s leading public health experts, told the AP. That is one of the reasons that we have the present epidemiological situation.”
Brazil adds 38,091 COVID cases, 1,108 deaths
Brazil’s Health Ministry confirmed on Saturday that 1,108 fatalities were attributed to COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the total coronavirus-caused death toll to 549,448.During the day, Brazil’s caseload reached 19,670,534 after 38,091 people tested positive for the virus, while the cumulative number of recoveries increased to a total of 18,340,760. On the vaccination front, over 37 million people have been fully vaccinated, accounting for nearly 17.5% of the Brazilian population, while 46.6% have received their first dose of the jab.