Muscat [Oman], March 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omani health ministry on Sunday announced 1,665 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the sultanate to 150,800, the official Oman News Agency (ONA) reported.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh recorded 2,172 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 22 new deaths on Sunday, making its total tally at 570,878 with 8,690 deaths, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Sofia [Bulgaria], March 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria has reached 302,480 after 2,541 new infections were reported in the past 24 hours, official data showed on Sunday.
Chandigarh [India], March 21 (ANI): Chandigarh reported 239 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24-hours taking the total number of corona cases in the Union Territory to 24,459, the health department informed on Sunday.
Moscow [Russia], March 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 9,299 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 9,632 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,456,869, the coronavirus response center said on Sunday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 21 (ANI): Following a surge in Covid-19 cases, the Pakistan government may extend the closure of schools and other educational institutions in the country.
Manila [Philippines], March 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) Sunday reported 7,757 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 663,794.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 21 (ANI): Indore has been placed under a complete lockdown on Sunday in the wake of the rising COVID-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh.
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): The Union health ministry on Sunday said that five states in the country accounted for 77.7 per cent of the new cases in the last 24 hours.
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): With the rising number of Covid-19 positive cases in the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Cup in New Delhi, ISSF's Secretary-General Alexander Ratner has expressed his concern about a possible bio-bubble breach.
Islamabad [Pakistan] March 21 (ANI): COVID-19 cases are rapidly surging in Pakistan, the national death toll increased to an overall 13,843, and 44 more deaths with 3,677 fresh infections recorded in the past 24 hours on Sunday.