Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 8 (ANI): Telangana reported 5,559 new COVID-19 cases, 8,061 recoveries, and 41 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Friday.
New York [US], May 8 (ANI): The South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) is advising news organisations against using the term 'India variant' or 'Indian variant', while describing the new strain of COVID-19 that reportedly originated out of India.
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Ten states including Maharashtra, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala reported 71.81 per cent of new COVID-19 cases, according to the Union Health Ministry on Friday.
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Delhi recorded 19,832 fresh COVID-19 cases and 341 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Delhi government's health bulletin on Friday.
Moscow [Russia], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 8,386 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 7,639 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,863,514 the coronavirus response center said on Friday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 7 (ANI): Telangana registered 5,892 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. As many as 9,122 people recovered from the infection and 46 lost their lives over the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Friday.
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): With a total of 4,14,188 new COVID-19 cases being recorded in the last 24 hours, India again reported its highest single-day spike on the second consecutive day.
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], May 7 (ANI): Odisha reported 12,238 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative case tally to 5,12,400.
Buenos Aires [Argentina], May 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina reported on Thursday 24,086 new COVID-19 infections and 399 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the tally to 3,095,582 cases and 66,263 deaths.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): In order to curb the rising number of coronavirus infections, Islamabad authorities have announced a full lockdown on May 7 from 6 pm onwards.
Ankara [Turkey], May 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Thursday confirmed 22,388 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,401 symptomatic patients, raising the total number of cases in the country to 4,977,982.