According to recent data, New York remains the worst-hit city in the world with over 141,000 infected and at least 14,600 fatalities from the coronavirus. In the meantime, in Europe, Spain has recently surpassed 200,000 cases and 20,000-death mark.
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BEIJING (Sputnik) - Mainland China has registered, over the past 24 hours, 30 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, 28 patients have recovered, no deaths have been recorded, the state health committee said in a statement.
Out of the 30 new cases, 23 were imported, while the remaining seven were local.
Overall, 1,610 imported cases of coronavirus infection have now been identified in China, 811 people are still sick, 41 are in serious condition, 799 people have recovered, not a single person who entered China infected from abroad has died.
"The state health committee received from 31 provinces (areas, cities of central subordination) information on 82,788 confirmed cases of infection with the new type of coronavirus, including 1,005 people currently sick (78 people are in serious condition), 77,151 people were discharged from hospitals, 4,632 died," the center said.
MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - The COVID-19 death count in Mexico has risen by 145 to 857, the country's Health Ministry said.
The number of confirmed cases has reached 9,501, it said.
"The coronavirus has been laboratory-confirmed for 857 dead since the start of the epidemic in Mexico in 2020," the ministry's director of epidemiology, Jose Luis Alomia, told reporters.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - More than 2,700 coronavirus patients have died in the United States in the past 24 hours, Johns Hopkins University said Tuesday, citing its own calculations.
The death toll over the past day was 2,751 compared to 1,433 the day before.
The total number of deaths has topped 45,000 since the start of the outbreak in the country, and more than 824,000 cases have been confirmed.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Canada has risen by over 1,000 to 38,413, more than 1,800 people have died, Health Canada reported.
It said 1,834 people had died. Most coronavirus cases have been reported in the provinces of Quebec (20,126) and Ontario (11,735).
The World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11 declared the outbreak of the new coronavirus a pandemic. According to the latest WHO data, more than 2,397,000 cases of COVID-19 have been registered in the world, and over 162,000 people have died from the disease.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US coronavirus case count jumped by more than 5 percent within a 24-hour period, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) data revealed.
The United States had reached a total of 823,257 cases as of 8:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday compared to 783,290 recorded roughly 24 hours earlier, marking an increase of 39,967, according to JHU’s data.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The World Health Organization on Tuesday updated its count of coronavirus infections worldwide to 2,402,250 confirmed cases.
The UN health agency estimated that more than 163,000 had died globally from virus-related complications.
Europe topped the list of regions with 1,187,184 infection cases, followed by Americas with 893,119. Africa brought up the rear with 15,555 cases.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The number of coronavirus cases in the United States surpassed the 810,000 mark on Tuesday, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) data revealed.
At least 810,561 have contracted the disease in the United States with 43,769 deaths, according to JHU's latest update.
NEW YORK (Sputnik) - The US state of New Jersey has witnessed the highest number of new deaths per day due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the death toll to 4,753, Governor Phil Murphy said in a press briefing on Tuesday.
"We are announcing with the heaviest of hearts 379 deaths. This is the highest single-day numbers that we have had," Murphy said. "And these are not numbers, these are human beings, bringing our total to 4,753 lost precious lives."
Murphy added that with a new 3,643 confirmed COVID-19 cases, the statewide total of people who have contracted the virus has reached 92,387.
NEW YORK (Sputnik) - A total of 251,690 people in the US state of New York have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) including 4,178 of newly diagnosed cases, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office said in a press release on Tuesday.
"The governor confirmed 4,178 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 251,690 confirmed cases in New York State," the release said.
The highest number of COVID-19 infections was registered in New York City, with 2,519 new cases and a total of 139,325.
Earlier in the day, Cuomo reported an additional 481 deaths due to the coronavirus complications.
RIGA (Sputnik) - The total number of people who have died after contracting COVID-19 in Latvia has risen to nine, Health Minister Ilze Vinkele said at a press briefing on Tuesday, adding that the country has adopted a new measure for counting the coronavirus disease death toll.
"Three patients with COVID-19 died on 15, 17 and 21 April this past week. Another person died on 12 April, two on 11 April, and one each on 3, 4 and 7 April", the minister said.
Vinkele stated that COVID-19 was the primary cause of death for seven of the victims. Health officials are awaiting the results of examinations to ascertain the cause of death for the remaining two victims, but after consultations with the World Health Organization, Riga has decided to include these individuals in the overall death toll, she added.
"In the future, our statistics will be recorded using this method. Cases, where COVID-19 is deemed to be the secondary cause of death, will also be counted in the death toll", the minister said.
Earlier in the day, Latvia’s Centre for Disease Prevention and Control registered nine new cases of the disease, raising the case total to 748 since the start of the outbreak.
PARIS (Sputnik) - The number of coronavirus-related fatalities in France has reached 20,796 with 531 of them being recorded over the past 24 hours, Jerome Salomon, the head of the state health agency, said on Tuesday.
On Monday, the number of COVID-19 cases was 114,657, while the death toll stood at 20,265.
"The total number of deaths in hospitals, social, as well as medical and social institutions is 20,796", Salomon said at a briefing.
So far, the total toll of those infected has reached 117,324, the official added.
UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - At least 243 employees at the UN offices across the world have contracted the novel coronavirus (COIVD-19) infection, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Tuesday.
"As of 20 April, there were 243 confirmed cases among the UN worldwide: 53 in the United States, and 32 in New York", Dujarric said.
He added that three UN workers have died due to the virus.
On Saturday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres extended the current telecommuting arrangements for personnel working in the UN headquarters complex in New York City through 31 May amid the pandemic.
GENOA (Sputnik) - Italy has registered 2,729 new coronavirus cases, but at the same time, a decrease in the total number of active cases, the Civil Protection Department said Tuesday.
"According to the health monitoring related to the spread of the coronavirus on our territory, up to date, 21 April, the total number of people who have contracted the virus has been 183,957, with an increase of 2,729 new cases compared to yesterday. The total number of persons currently positive is 107,709, with a decrease of 528 compared to yesterday", the officials said in a statement.
The country has registered 534 new COVID-19 deaths.
ANKARA (Sputnik) - Turkey has registered 4,611 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, which has led to 95,591 cases in total, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said Tuesday.
The country has had 14,918 recoveries so far and 2,259 deaths.
WARSAW (Sputnik) - The number of people who have died from the coronavirus disease in Poland has grown by 16 over the past day, taking the total to 401 fatalities, the Polish Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
The cumulative tally of COVID-19 cases in Poland has reached 9,856 after 119 new cases were diagnosed over the past 24 hours, the ministry said.
Poland is under a hard lockdown, with borders closed to all air and railroad passenger traffic and controls reinstated even for countries of the Schengen area. People were asked to stay at home. Schools, recreational sites, food and other services remain closed.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin signed on Tuesday a decree obliging residents who show symptoms of acute respiratory viral infections but have not been diagnosed with COVID-19 to self-isolate just like those already diagnosed with the coronavirus.
"Starting on 22 April, citizens suspected of having the new coronavirus infection (2019-nCoV), as well as citizens with symptoms of an acute respiratory viral infection and other acute respiratory infections, should observe a regime of self-isolation (isolation) at home, similar to that applicable to citizens with new coronavirus infections (2019-nCoV)", the decree said.
To control the implementation of the isolation measures, the authorities will tap geolocation data from phones to track both COVID-19 patients and those showing flu-like symptoms.
At the same time, those with flu-like symptoms can obtain so-called digital passes for going outside to seek medical care and can use transport for such travels.
Additionally, people with symptoms of acute respiratory viral infections, as well as those suspected of having COVID-19, will be inspected for compliance with the quarantine regime via a social monitoring app and through a video surveillance system using face recognition, Kirill Shchitov, a member of the Moscow city legislature, said.
The official added that Moscow residents who had violated the self-isolation regime prescribed by medical institutions or a sanitary doctor would be fined.
TASHKENT (Sputnik) - The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Uzbekistan has reached 1,657, and one patient has died over the past 24 hours bringing the death toll to six people, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
The first case of the disease in the country was reported on 15 March. The infection was found in a woman who had returned from France.
According to the ministry, 73 patients have recovered from the decease over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 334.
Stringent self-isolation measures have been in force in Uzbekistan since 1 April. Citizens over 65 years old are forbidden to leave their homes, and almost 90,000 people are in state-ordered quarantine.
The Uzbek government has banned international travel until 30 April, and inter-regional passenger travel has also been suspended.
HELSINKI (Sputnik) - Finland has registered 146 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of those infected to 4,014, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) said on Tuesday.
According to the institute's data, 43 patients have died over the given period bringing the total death toll to 141.
Previous reports indicated that 3,868 people in the country contracted COVID-19 and 98 patients died.
Over 2,600 of the infected were registered in Finland’s capital of Helsinki.
"All available evidence suggests the virus has an animal origin and is not a manipulated or constructed virus in a lab or somewhere else", WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib told a Geneva news briefing. "It is probable, likely that the virus is of animal origin".
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According to the Office for National Statistics, the true extent of the coronavirus-related fatalities in England and Wales in the period to 10 April was 41% higher than the daily figures from the government. ONS confirmed 13,121 deaths compared to 9,288 in government reports, as the new data includes fatalities not only in hospitals, but also among communities.
The European Commission's Internal Market chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday he expected the Schengen zone to remain closed over the summer due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"I wish I could say: let's reopen everything. Immediately. We start tomorrow morning ... But such a decision would be irresponsible. It would make the contagion curve go up in an uncontrolled way and would nullify all the efforts we have made so far", Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte wrote on Facebook. "We must act on the basis of a national [reopening] plan that however takes into account territorial peculiarities".
BEIJING (Sputnik) – Over the past 24 hours mainland China has registered 11 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, 39 patients have recovered, and no deaths have been recorded, the state health committee said in a statement.
Out of the 11 new cases, four were imported, the remaining seven were local.
Overall, 1,587 imported cases of coronavirus infection have now been identified in China. Some 811 people are still sick, 44 are in serious condition, 776 people have recovered, and not a single person who entered China infected from abroad has died.
"The state health committee received information on 82,758 confirmed cases of infection with the new type of coronavirus from 31 provinces (areas, cities of central subordination), including 1,003 people currently sick (82 people are in serious condition), 77,123 people were discharged from hospitals, and 4,632 died", the centre said.
A relative of a sanitation employee working at the Indian president’s estate was found to be positive for COVID-19. Health authorities have put around 100 families under quarantine. The individual’s mother had earlier succumbed to COVID-19, the press secretary to the president told Sputnik.
