The coronavirus emergency in India has not subsided, which reported a daily increase in new infections of 132,788 cases in the last 24 hours on Wednesday, while deaths increased by 3,207.
The South Asian nation’s infection count now stands at 28.3 million, while the death toll has reached 335,102, according to data from the health ministry.
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Germany is also under observation: it increased by 4,917 to 3,687,828, as data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed Wednesday. The reported death toll rose by 179 to 88,774
Meanwhile in Melbourne the lockdown will be extended for a second week due to concerns over a growing cluster of coronavirus infections. Victoria’s state premier James Merlino on Wednesday confirmed Melbourne will remain in solitary confinement for another seven days from Friday, but restrictions on the pandemic will be eased in other parts of the state. Victoria officials said Wednesday that the state has registered six new locally acquired coronavirus cases in the last 24-hour period, bringing the latest outbreak to 60 active infections.
Finally, Peru sharply increases the COVID-19 death toll, to more than 180,000 from the previous tally of nearly 70,000, while Mexico says a clinical review of past deaths has led officials to increase the COVID-19 death toll. confirmed of 4,272, for a total of 227,840.
And on the vaccine front, Alaska has begun offering coronavirus vaccinations at airports with a move scheduled for the start of the summer tourist season. The state health department said vaccine eligibility was expanded to include anyone in Alaska at least 12 years old as of Tuesday, including visitors from other states or countries. Previous eligibility was for those living or working in Alaska. The vaccines will be offered outside of the Federal Transportation Safety Administration’s protected areas at Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau airports.
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