Brussels [Belgium], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Belgium registered on Thursday 3,636 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing its national tally to 615,058, the public health institute Sciensano reported.
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar) [India], December 17 (ANI): Andaman and Nicobar Islands has reported eight new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, said the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Administration on Thursday.
Leh (Ladakh) [India], December 17 (ANI): As many as 21 new COVID-19 cases have been reported from Ladakh, taking the total number of active cases in the Union Territory to 9,238, the Department of Information and Public Relations informed on Thursday.
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], December 17 (ANI): Mizoram has registered five new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 4,085 according to the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) of Mizoram.
Wellington [New Zealand], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The New Zealand government will purchase COVID-19 vaccines from pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Novavax, meaning every New Zealander will be able to be vaccinated, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday.
Paris [France] December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): France's health authorities on Wednesday reported 17,615 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, the biggest single-day increase since November 21.
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 16 (ANI): With 105 COVID-related deaths in one day, the highest since June, Pakistan's count of fatalities went up to 9,010 on Wednesday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 1,295 new COVID-19 infections, the health ministry said on Wednesday, bringing the national total to 87,913.
Tehran [Iran], December 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's Health Ministry reported 7,603 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, raising the total nationwide infections to 1,131,077.
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghanistan on Wednesday reported 230 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing its total tally to 49,970.
Tbilisi [Georgia], December 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia reported 3,487 new Covid-19 cases, bringing its national total to 198,387, the government's official coronavirus information service StopCoV.ge reported on Wednesday.