Some 6,127 new infections and 149 deaths were recorded over the past 24 hours, the highest numbers since June 2020. Pakistan saw a new record of daily infections and deaths as a third wave of COVID-19 continues to batter the South Asian nation. Pakistan reports highest cases, deaths since June 2020 Turkey’s overall death from COVID-19 stands at 35,608, from more than 4.2 million confirmed cases. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday announced several new restrictions and a partial lockdown for the first two weeks of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan to curb the surge in cases. Turkey reported 62,606 new coronavirus cases in the space of 24 hours, close to its highest daily tally, and 288 deaths. Turkey reports high number of cases again The same measures will also gradually be put in place by April 24 for people returning from Argentina, Chile and South Africa, where other coronavirus variants were detected. The measure will be extended until April 23. Starting April 24, only people residing in France or holding a French or European Union passport will be allowed to fly to the country. Brazil’s record daily deathsīrazil recorded 67,636 additional confirmed cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 2,929 deaths.īrazil has registered more than 13.9 million cases since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 371,678, the second-highest in the world behind the United States.įrance will enforce a strict 10-day quarantine for all travellers coming from Brazil starting April 24 in a bid to prevent the spread of a coronavirus variant first found in the South American country.įrance decided this week to suspend all flights to and from Brazil. The two-week holiday last month brought increased travel, relaxed restrictions and large gatherings without precautions. Officials increasingly have warned about the impact of trends seen nationwide during the Persian New Year, or Nowruz. Iranian health authorities recorded 405 fatalities from the virus, pushing the total death toll to 66,732.

Iran’s daily coronavirus death toll climbed over 400 for the first time in months on Sunday, as the country, which has long had the region’s largest outbreak, battles a post-holiday infection surge. Iran sees highest daily death toll in months as virus surges There were 1,500 deaths, taking the number of fatalities to 177,150.Ĭapital New Delhi has recorded 24,000 coronavirus cases in a day and is facing an acute shortage of hospital beds. Statistics by the Health Ministry revealed that 261,500 cases were registered in the past 24 hours, which pushed the total to 14.7 million. India recorded a new high of more than 261,000 daily coronavirus cases on Sunday. The vaccination campaigns are speeding up but rising cases have forced new lockdowns and restrictions around the world. It is higher than Chicago’s population of 2.7 million and equivalent to Philadelphia and Dallas combined. The number of lives lost, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is about equal to the population of Kyiv (Ukraine), Caracas (Venezuela) or Lisbon (Portugal).

Globally, more than three million people have now died from the coronavirus.

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