Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 9 (ANI): Four persons tested positive for the new COVID strain in Meerut on Friday taking the total tally in the city to nine.
Puducherry [India], January 9 (ANI): As many as 36 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Puducherry, while 51others recovered from the virus on Saturday, the health department said.
Tehran [Iran], January 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's health ministry reported 5,924 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, raising the total nationwide infections to 1,280,438.
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): As many as 519 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths were reported on Saturday, taking the total number of cases in the national capital to 6,29,801, the health department said.
Tokyo [Japan], January 09 (ANI/Xinhua): The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan increased by 7,109 to reach 281,992 as of Saturday evening, according to the latest figures from the health ministry and local authorities.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 9 (ANI): A total of 199 new COVID-19 cases and 1 death were reported in Andhra Pradesh in last 24 hours, the state's health department said.
Manila [Philippines], January 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines on Saturday reported 1,952 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total in the country to 485,797.
Moscow [Russia], January 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 23,309 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 23,652 the day before, taking the tally to 3,379,103, the coronavirus response center said on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): With flights resuming operation from the United Kingdom amid the scare of the new Covid-19 strain, passengers will have to undergo an RT-PCR test both in the UK before boarding their flight and after arriving in India.
Paris [France], January 9 (ANI/Xinhua): France's health authorities on Friday registered another 19,814 COVID-19 cases, down from Thursday's 21,703 but well above the government's target of 5,000 daily cases to ease restrictions.