The Malaysian Ministry of Health announced that in the 24 hours to midnight yesterday, 28 patients succumbed to complications of COVID-19 and 10,002 cases were confirmed. The death toll of the pandemic reached 35,127 out of a total of 4,256,469 infections.
The so-called active cases dropped to 179,619. There are 236 patients with COVID-19 in intensive care units (ICUs), 140 intubated. `79.1% of the population has been fully immunized against COVID-19 and 48.6% have received a booster dose of the vaccine.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDA) announced that as of midnight, 266 had been confirmed.135 cases and 209 patients succumbed due to complications of COVID-19.
The death toll of the pandemic of the new coronavirus pandemic in South Korea, hit by a surge attributed to the more contagious omicron variant and in particular the BA.2 sub-variant, reached 17,662 deaths out of a total of 14,267,401 infections, according to the KCDA.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 0.12%. The number of cases increased dramatically from the previous day, when 127,190 were announced, in part because fewer tests are done on weekends. However, it is significantly lower than the 347,490 cases that were confirmed last Tuesday.
The number of patients with COVID-19 in hospitals in serious to critical condition, a key indicator, increased to 1,121 (+13 in 24 hours). By this stage, 86.7% of South Korea's population of 52 million has been fully vaccinated, while 64% have now received a booster dose, according to official data.
In Germany, 180,397 cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 21,849,074, figures released by the Robert Koch Institute, the country's epidemiological surveillance body, show. The deaths of 316 patients due to complications of COVID-19 brought the death toll of the pandemic to 130,368, according to the same source.
French health authorities yesterday announced 27,648 new cases . In the previous 24 hours, 146 patients died due to complications of Covid-19, bringing the total number of victims of the disease to more than 142,000. 1,541 patients with Covid-19 are being treated in intensive care units, two more than on Sunday.
Italy reported 30,630 new cases of coronavirus today, up from 53,588 on Sunday, according to data from the country's health ministry.
In the last 24 hours, 125 patients have died due to complications of Covid-19. Since the start of the pandemic, Italy has recorded 159,909 deaths. This is the second worst record in Europe after Britain and the eighth worst worldwide.
Confirmed cases of Covid-19 total 14.87 million as of February 2020. There are 10,241 patients with Covid-19 in ordinary hospital beds (224 more than on Sunday). An additional 36 patients were admitted to intensive care units (ICUs), six fewer than the previous 24-hour period. A total of 483 virus carriers are currently hospitalized in ICUs.
The BA.2 subtype of omicron is estimated to account for 72.2% of coronavirus mutations in the US, according to data for the last week (through April 2), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.
The resurgence of cases in parts of Asia and Europe has raised concerns that another wave of Covid-19 could follow in the United States, although health authorities consider this unlikely.
It is worth noting that last week sub variant BA.2 accounted for 57.3% of the mutations and the increase is indicative of its high transmissibility.
Source: CNA
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