Bogota [Colombia], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia registered 11,528 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 1,666,408, the country's health authorities said Saturday.
Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina registered 5,240 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, taking the national count to 1,634,834, the health ministry said.
Quito [Ecuador], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador's Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported 1,135 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 214,513.
Sao Paulo [Brazil], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil has registered 314 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 195,725, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday.
Tripoli [Libya], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Support Mission in Libya on Saturday announced the establishment of the Advisory Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF).
Tehran [Iran], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Several Iranian political and military officials issued warnings on Saturday over possible hostile movements against Iran, on the first anniversary of the killing of Commander Qassem Soleimani.
Santiago [Chile], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile reported 3,338 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing total infections to 615,902, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday.
Yangon [Myanmar], January 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar recorded 574 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 14 more deaths from the coronavirus epidemic in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Health Ministry on Saturday.
Tehran [Iran], January 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Iranian health authorities announced 6,045 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, bringing the overall count to 1,237,474 cases in the country.
Lusaka [Zambia], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Seven people died on the spot in Zambia's Chembe district in Luapula Province when a bus lost control and hit them, the police said on Saturday.
Bangkok [Thailand], January 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Twenty-eight provinces of Thailand will be put under maximum control as COVID-19 cases continue to rise, health officials announced on Saturday.
Manila [Philippines], January 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines on Saturday reported 1,097 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number in the country to 476,916.