Beijing [China], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): North China's Hebei Province reported 90 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and nine locally transmitted asymptomatic cases on Thursday, the provincial health commission said on Friday.
Brasilia [Brazil], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil's northern state of Amazonas moved to send 235 patients hospitalised for COVID-19 to other states as its healthcare system was stretched to the limit, Governor Wilson Lima said Thursday.
Seoul (South Korea) January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 513 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 71,241.
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia increased by 11,557 in the past 24 hours to 869,600, with the death toll going up by 295 to 25,246, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh recorded 813 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 16 new deaths on Thursday, bringing its total tally to 525,723 with 7,849 deaths, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Manila [Philippines], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported 1,912 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the country's total tally to 494,605.
Wellington [New Zealand], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The New Zealand government on Thursday approved an exception class for 1,000 international tertiary students, degree level and above, who began their study in New Zealand but were caught offshore when border restrictions began.
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil's COVID-19 death toll reached 205,964 on Wednesday after 1,274 more people died of the novel coronavirus disease in the previous 24 hours.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The total number of COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka has surpassed the 50,000-mark, after over 600 new patients tested positive for the virus on Wednesday, according to the statistics from the country's Health Ministry.
Mexico City [Mexico], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Some 879 hospitals in Mexico on Wednesday simultaneously began vaccination against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), giving priority to healthcare workers.
Santiago [Chile], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The Chilean Ministry of Health reported 3,394 new daily cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Wednesday, bringing the country's total caseload to 652,525 amid a resurgence of the virus during the austral summer season.
Minsk [Belarus], January 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Belarus reported 1,972 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking its nationwide tally to 217,696, according to the country's health ministry.