Manila [Philippines], August 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday reported 11,021 new COVID-19 infections, the highest daily cases since April 17, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,649,341.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], August 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Ethiopia has registered 584 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 283,082 as of Friday evening, the country's health ministry said.
Moscow [Russia], August 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 22,320 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 22,660 the day before, taking the overall tally to 6,424,884, the federal response center said on Saturday.
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan] August 7 (ANI/Sputnik): A record 7,899 new coronavirus cases -- the highest single-day increase since the start of the pandemic -- has been recorded in Kazakhstan over the past day, the national coronavirus response center said on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): India on Saturday reported 38,628 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. With this, the daily positivity rate remained less than 3 per cent for the last 12 days.
Brasilia [Brazil], August 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil has registered 1,056 more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 561,762, the health ministry said on Friday.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 12,606 new COVID-19 cases and 248 new deaths on Friday, taking the national tally to 1,335,260 and the death toll to 22,150, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Tokyo [Japan] August 7 (ANI): The Tokyo metropolitan government on Friday reported 4,515 new COVID-19 cases while additional 29 people associated with Summer Olympics 2020 were also tested positive.
Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people, who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Argentina, has increased by 13,549 within the past 24 hours and surpassed 5 million, the national Ministry of Health said.
Puducherry [India], August 6 (ANI): Amid declining COVID-19 cases, theatres in Puducherry on Friday reopened with 50 per cent capacity after the government's order.