India reported 173,790 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, its lowest daily increase in 45 days, while deaths increased by 3,617. The Asian nation’s infection tally stands at 27.7 million, with the death toll at 322,512, according to data from the health ministry.
The Chile case
Chile today recorded the second highest daily rate of oronavirus infections since the beginning of the pandemic with 8,680 new cases, according to official data. This despite the fact that 52 percent of the population is already vaccinated with both doses. “We are witnessing this increase in cases with concern. The most important thing is to always maintain preventive measures while citizens continue vaccinating,” Health Minister Enrique Paris said at a press conference. The total number of infections since the beginning of the pandemic therefore stood at 1.36 million infections, while 28,928 died with 119 deaths in the last 24 hours. “Only four (of the 16) regions have decreased their cases in the last seven days”, added Paris, who stressed that the national positivity rate once again stood above 10 percent for the fifth consecutive day with over 72,000 swabs performed. (continues)
In Brazil 460 thousand victims
Almost 460,000 deaths from covid-19 in Brazil. In the last 24 hours, 49,768 new cases and 2,371 deaths due to the coronavirus. The country has registered a total of 459,045 deaths since the start of the pandemic. The Ministry of Health, in its most recent epidemiological bulletin, indicated that in the last 24 hours the number of infected persons has decreased (-26.23%) but there has been a slight increase in daily deaths (5.61%) compared to Previous 24 hours.
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