Manila [Philippines], December 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 289 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,837,016.
Ithaca [US], December 16 (ANI): Cornell University has reported 903 COVID-19 cases among students from December 7-13, and varsity officials have said that a "very high percentage" of them are Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated individuals, reported CNN.
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Tamil Nadu on Wednesday reported its first case COVID-19 variant Omicron, informed State Health Minister Ma Subramanian.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 14 (ANI): As many as seven fresh Omicron infections have been reported in Mumbai on Tuesday evening, Maharashtra Health Department said.
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): To make a decision regarding a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) is analyzing data of COVID-19 breakthrough infections in India, said sources on Tuesday.
Tehran [Iran], December 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's health ministry on Monday reported 2,706 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infection to 6,157,519.
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia on Monday confirmed 106 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 4,259,249, according to the country's Health Ministry.
Seoul [South Korea], December 13 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 5,817 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 523,088.
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI): A new study has found that people previously infected with COVID and those vaccinated will have some 'stronger than basic' defence against the Omicron strain of COVID-19.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 3,490 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,691,639, according to the health ministry.
Tehran [Iran], December 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iranian Health Ministry reported on Sunday 2,289 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 61,54,813.