Berlin [Germany], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of new Covid-19 infections in Germany was slightly above the previous week's level and increased by 14,054 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to almost 1.2 million, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Tuesday.
London [UK], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain has recorded the highest number of weekly coronavirus deaths since May 15 with 3,040 fatalities in a week, figures from the British Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed Tuesday.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 2,202 new COVID-19 cases and 32 new deaths on Tuesday, making the tally at 481,945 and death toll at 6,906, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Tehran [Iran], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's Health Ministry reported 11,023 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, raising the total nationwide infections to 1,062,397.
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 5,292 within one day to 586,842, with the death toll adding by 133 to 18,000, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Seoul [South Korea], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea planned to secure COVID-19 vaccines from foreign drugmakers for 44 million people, or 88 per cent of the country's total population, the health ministry said Tuesday.
Dublin [Ireland], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Ireland reported 242 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national tally to 74,468, the country's health authorities said in a statement.
Bucharest [Romania], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban announced his resignation late Monday, after the ruling National Liberal Party (PNL) he leads failed to achieve its goal of scoring the best in Sunday's parliamentary election.
Minsk [Belarus], December 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Belarus reported 1,796 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking its total to 148,953, according to the country's health ministry.
Tbilisi [Georgia], December 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia reported 2,501 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, bringing its total to 164,776, the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health said.
Yangon [Myanmar], December 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The total number of Covid-19 cases in Myanmar has increased to 100,431 as of Monday after 1,276 more cases were reported, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports.
Tehran [Iran], December 07 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran reported on Monday 10,827 new Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours, taking the tally to 1,051,374 in the country.