Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Amid a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in Kerala, the state has imposed a complete weekend lockdown on Sunday.
Moscow [Russia], August 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 22,804 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 23,807 the day before, taking the overall tally to 6,288,677, the federal response center said on Sunday.
Tokyo [Japan], August 1 (ANI): The Tokyo Olympics organising committee on Sunday reported 18 more Games-related COVID-19 infections, taking the total tally to 259 since the beginning of July.
Seoul [South Korea], August 1 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,442 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 199,787.
Brasilia [Brazil], August 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 910 more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 556,370, the health ministry said on Saturday.
Ankara [Turkey] August 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Saturday registered 22,332 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,727,045, according to its health ministry.
Karachi [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): Pakistan's largest city Karachi has reported over 2,200 new COVID-19 cases on the first day of lockdown which was imposed on Saturday in the country's Sindh province.
Kollam (Kerala) [India], July 31 (ANI): After the visit of the central team to Kerala following the sudden spurt in COVID-19 cases in the state, Dr Arun S Nair Kollam district Deputy Collector said that the team advised them to focus on those in-home quarantines and check for any quarantine
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 31 (ANI): With 4,972 active COVID-19 cases, Mumbai's active caseload has dropped below 5,000 for the first time since the first wave ended, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The Centre on Saturday reviewed the Covid-19 situation in ten states that are witnessing an upsurge in Covid cases and Test Positivity Rate (TPR).
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 31 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 6,678,949 as of Saturday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.