Berlin [Germany], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany's seven-day COVID-19 incidence rose for the fifth consecutive day, up from 222.7 on the previous day to 232.4, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said on Monday.
Singapore, January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore reported 464 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total tally of the disease in the country to 280,754.
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia on Monday confirmed 265 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 4,263,433, according to the country's Health Ministry.
Seoul [South Korea] January 2 (ANI/ Xinhua): South Korea on Monday confirmed its first two deaths linked to the Omicron COVID-19 variant amid rising worry about the highly transmissible variant.
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel has approved a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose for people over 60 years old and medical staff, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday.
Hanoi [Vietnam], January 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 16,948 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 16,914 locally transmitted and 34 imported, according to its ministry of health.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 2 (ANI): Pakistan on Saturday confirmed 594 new COVID-19 cases amid the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Sunday, according to Xinhua News.
Wellington [New Zealand], January 2 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand detected two new Omicron cases at the border in two days, taking the country's total cases of the COVID-19 variant to 90, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Ethiopia has registered 3,998 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 424,340 as of Saturday evening, the country's health ministry said.
Seoul [South Korea], January 2 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 3,833 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 639,083.
Ankara [Turkey], January 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Saturday reported 36,731 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 9,519,281, according to the country's health ministry.
Chicago [US], January 2 (ANI/Xinhua): A winter storm system hit Chicago on Saturday, with snow accumulations expected to reach four to seven inches and wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service.