Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], January 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 157,393 new COVID-19 infections and 238 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the total caseload to 23,909,175 and the national death toll to 622,801, the National Council of Health Secretariats reported on Saturday.
Manila [Philippines], January 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 30,552 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, raising the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,387,524.
New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): A comparative study of all admitted COVID-19 patients in Max Healthcare hospitals suggests that during the ongoing third wave, occupancy of ICU beds and oxygen requirement is not higher compared to the prior two waves of the coronavirus infection.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 22 (ANI): Pakistan recorded over 6,540 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the country's National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Saturday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 4,046 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 2,824,973, according to the health ministry.
New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): The Centre in a letter to States and Union Territories has said that COVID-19 vaccination, including precaution doses, for individuals having lab test proven coronavirus infection will be deferred by three months after recovery.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 22 (ANI): More than 1,000 people infected with coronavirus have been shifted to critical care across Pakistan as the COVID situation worsens owing to the Omicron strain, according to government estimates, reported Geo TV.
New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): India on Saturday reported a dip in daily COVID-19 infections as the country logged 3,37,704 fresh cases in the last 24 hours with a daily positivity rate of 17.22 per cent, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 21 (ANI): A total of 15 judges and 58 staff members of the district courts in Islamabad have tested positive for COVID-19, ARY News reported on Friday.
Seattle [US], January 21 (ANI): A team of researchers has identified several factors that can be measured at the initial point of COVID-19 diagnosis that anticipate if a patient is likely to develop long COVID.
Yangon [Myanmar], January 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of Omicron cases has risen to 146 after 28 new cases were reported in Myanmar, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health on Thursday.
Berlin [Germany], January 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany's seven-day COVID-19 incidence rate exceeded 600 for the first time as 638.8 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants were recorded, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said on Thursday.