Washington [US], August 9 (ANI): US average of daily COVID-19 cases hit the highest level since February on Sunday (local time), fuelled by the Delta variant.
Ankara [Turkey], August 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Sunday registered 22,699 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,918,540, according to its health ministry.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 8 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday warned that a lockdown shall be imposed if the state witnesses a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases.
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): As many as 66 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Sunday in the national capital, as compared to Saturday when Delhi recorded 72 daily new cases.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], August 8 (ANI): Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in Kerala, the state government has decided to hold Onam celebrations on virtual mode, informed state Tourism Minister PA Mohammed Riyas on Sunday.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 8 (ANI): No new COIVD-19 cases have been reported from 50 out of the 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh and there are 10 districts that have no active cases, said Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Information Navneet Sehgal on Sunday.
Tokyo [Japan], August 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese capital currently hosting the last Olympic day has lodged over 4,000 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours -- a new single-day record for Sunday when fewer tests are usually done than on other days, the city administration said.
Moscow [Russia], August 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 22,866 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 22,320 the day before, taking the overall tally to 6,447,750, the federal response center said on Sunday.
Manila [Philippines], August 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 9,671 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,658,916.
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 8 (ANI): Pakistan has reported 4,455 new coronavirus cases on Sunday taking the number of active cases to 82,076 in the country.
Beijing [China], August 8 (ANI): China on Saturday reported over 95 new COVID-19 cases as delta variant continues to spread in the country despite strict restrictions and rules.