At the moment, the United States and Brazil remain the worst-hit countries: the US confirmed over 5.98 mln cases (over 700,000 of them in California) and over 182,700 deceased, while Brazil has 3.8 mln infected and over 120,000 deceased, according to Johns Hopkins University. India comes third in the number of cases (3.4 mln), while Mexico has the third-highest death toll, surpassing 63,800.
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BEIJING (Sputnik) - China has registered 17 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, all of them have been imported, while another 24 COVID-19 patients have recovered over that period, the country’s National Health Commission said on Monday.
The country’s total number of confirmed coronavirus cases now stands at 85,048, the death toll is 4,634. The total number of recovered individuals in China stands at 80,177. The total number of imported cases is 2,499.
More than 230 COVID-19 patients remain hospitalized in China.
On Sunday, China reported nine new coronavirus cases (all imported), and 27 new recoveries. On Saturday, China reported 9 new coronavirus cases and 35 new recoveries.
In the past 24 hours, China confirmed 19 new asymptomatic coronavirus cases (all imported). More than 330 asymptomatic coronavirus patients are currently being monitored in China.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll has surpassed 120,800 with more than 360 deaths registered in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry informs.
Brazil's total number of confirmed coronavirus cases stands at 3,862,311, with 16,158 new cases having been registered in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Sunday. Over the same period, 366 new deaths were confirmed, bringing the country’s total coronavirus death toll up to 120,828.
More than 3 million people have recovered from COVID-19 in Brazil.
On Saturday, Brazil reported 41,350 new cases and 758 new deaths from the coronavirus infection. On Friday, the country reported 855 new deaths from COVID-19 and 43,412 new cases.
A week ago, Brazil’s coronavirus death toll stood at around 114,000 and the number of recoveries was at over 2.7 million.
The US and Brazil are the top two countries in terms of the total number of coronavirus cases and fatalities. The US has registered over 5.99 million coronavirus cases and more than 183,000 deaths from COVID-19, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.
DOHA (Sputnik) - Jordan confirmed more than 70 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, which is the highest daily increase registered in the country since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Ministry of Health.
"73 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, thus, since March, 1,966 people got infected in the country, 15 of them have died," the ministry said on Twitter on Sunday.
Earlier this week, the Jordanian authorities imposed a 24-hour curfew in two provinces (Amman and Zarqa) over a growing number of coronavirus cases there.
More than 1,350 people have recovered from COVID-19 in Jordan, where very strict coronavirus restrictions were introduced at the very start of the pandemic, including the closure of borders with the neighboring countries.
ANKARA (Sputnik) - Turkey confirmed 1,482 coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours and 42 related fatalities, a record rise since mid-May, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Sunday.
On Saturday, Turkey registered 1,549 new cases and 39 fatalities.
"Today, 1,482 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified, taking the tally to 268,546. A total of 42 patients have died, and the overall death toll reached 6,326," Koca tweeted.
At the same time, the number of recoveries increased by 1,027 to 243,839 over the given period.
"Overall, 316 people were arrested and 131 criminal charges were filed, including for assault on police officers... Thirty-three officers were injured", a statement read.
MOSCOW, August 30 (Sputnik) - Russia has recorded 4,980 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, up from 4,941 the day before, which brings the cumulative total to 990,326, the coronavirus response centre said on Sunday.
Over the past day, Moscow has registered 695 cases, St. Petersburg 186, and the Moscow region 165.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Germany confirmed 785 new COVID-19 cases and six new coronavirus-related deaths over the past 24 hours, according to the Robert Koch Institute, which is responsible for disease control and prevention in Germany.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany now stands at 241,771. The country's total COVID-19 death toll is 9,295, according to the latest data from the Robert Koch Institute.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - California has become the first US state where the number of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 700,000 according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.
The Los Angeles County alone has over 238,400 confirmed coronavirus cases and more than 5,700 confirmed deaths from COVID-19.
According to Johns Hopkins University data, in total, there are over 701,500 confirmed coronavirus cases in California, which is followed by Texas and Florida where over 626,500 and more than 619,000 cases have been confirmed, respectively.
Meanwhile, the California government website puts the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the state at over 693,800.
