More than 200 thousand[/B] cases of coronavirus have been reported in Germany, while cases in Latin American countries are also on the rise.
Germany
In Germany, 210,743 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 14,399,012, according to data released today by the Robert Koch Institute, the country's epidemiological surveillance body. The deaths of 226 patients due to complications of COVID-19 raised the death toll of the new coronavirus pandemic in the country to 122,371, according to the same source.
Chile
The Chilean Ministry of Health announced yesterday Thursday that 30,675 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed in the previous 24 hours and another 224 patients succumbed due to complications of COVID-19. The death toll from the pandemic of the new coronavirus in the Latin American country reached 41,795 deaths out of a total of 2,953,895 infections. The so-called active cases were reduced to 106,133. The test positivity rate stands at 25.62% nationally and 17.64% in the metropolitan area of the capital Santiago. The current wave of the pandemic in Chile is attributed to the Omicron variant of the virus and increased mobility due to the summer holidays in the southern hemisphere.
However, according to the Health Minister of the outgoing government, Enrique Parrish, there is a decrease in infections fell by 14% in one week compared to the peak of 11 February (over 38.000 cases) in the current wave.
Mexico
The Mexican Ministry of Health announced yesterday, Wednesday, that in the previous 24 hours 18,252 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed and 362 patients succumbed due to complications of COVID-19. Officially, the death toll from the pandemic of the new coronavirus in the nation of 126 million people has so far reached 317,303 deaths out of a total of 5,473,489 infections.
Brazil
Brazil today announced 93,757 new cases of coronavirus, while 971 patients died due to complications of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to health ministry figures. The Latin American country now has 28,758,647 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic, while the death toll from Covid-19 has risen to 647,390, according to the same source.
Malaysia
The Malaysian Ministry of Health announced today that in the 24 hours to midnight yesterday (Thursday) 46 patients succumbed due to complications of COVID-19 and 32,070 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed. This is the highest number of cases since the outbreak. The death toll from the pandemic of the new coronavirus in the country of 33 million people reached 32,534 deaths out of a total of 3,337,227 infections.
Source: CNA
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