(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The cumulative number of deaths from the new crown in the United States exceeds 680,000 new diagnoses in Singapore in a single day, reaching a record high
China News Agency, Beijing, September 24th. The latest data on the WHO website shows that as of 17:10 on the 23rd Central European Time (23:10 Beijing Time), the number of confirmed cases worldwide increased by 4,670,94 compared with the previous day, reaching 229,858,719. ; The number of deaths increased by 8096 to 4713543.
Americas: Cumulative deaths from COVID-19 in the United States exceed 680,000
According to data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States on the 23rd, the cumulative number of deaths from the global new crown has exceeded 4.7 million, of which more than 680,000 deaths in the United States, accounting for more than 14%, and the United States’ population as a proportion of the global population. About 4%.
U.S. media reported that the recent coronavirus mortality rate in many states or regions in the U.S. has increased significantly compared with the previous period, which has caused huge pressure on medical systems in many places. In West Virginia, for example, the number of new crown deaths reported in the first three weeks of September is more than the state’s total number of new crown deaths in the previous three months.
Public health experts worry that as winter approaches, there may be a new wave of epidemic peaks in the United States. The University of Washington predicts that by the end of this year, the cumulative number of deaths from the new crown in the United States will reach 775,000.
The Brazilian Ministry of Health reported on the 23rd that 24,611 new confirmed cases were added in the past 24 hours, a total of 21,308,178 cases; 648 new deaths, a total of 592,964 cases. The cumulative number of deaths in Brazil is second only to the United States.
However, with the advancement of the new crown vaccination work, the average number of deaths in Brazil on the 7th has fallen sharply from the peak of the epidemic.
Europe: Russia’s increasing number of new crown deaths returns to record
According to official Russian information, as of 11:40 on the 23rd Moscow time, in the past 24 hours, there were 21,438 newly confirmed cases nationwide, with a total of 7,354,995 confirmed cases. Among them, the capital city of Moscow has newly confirmed 3445 cases; St. Petersburg has newly confirmed cases of 1698.
In the same time period, there were 820 new deaths in Russia, with a total of 201445 deaths. This is the same as the highest number of new deaths in a single day set on August 26.
Currently, more than 1.22 million people in Russia are under medical isolation and observation. Russia’s “Communist Youth League Pravda” reported on the 22nd that a latest survey showed that the number of high-income families in Russia affected by the epidemic has decreased by 39% to approximately 657,000. By the end of the first quarter of this year, only more than 1 million households had higher incomes.
According to data from the French Public Health Agency on the 23rd, the total number of confirmed cases in France reached 69,772,22, an increase of 6,229 from the previous day; the cumulative number of deaths reached 116,371, an increase of 63 cases from the previous day. Currently, France has 1,609 hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in intensive care.
Asia: Singapore’s new diagnoses hit a record high in a single day
Singapore added 1491 confirmed cases on the 23rd, setting a new high for the number of new cases in a single day after the outbreak. The previous record was 1457 cases on the 22nd.
On the 23rd, 2 COVID-19 patients who were not vaccinated in Singapore died, and the total number of deaths across the country reached 70.
According to statistics from the South Korean health department, there were 2434 newly confirmed cases nationwide on the 23rd, which is the highest number of newly confirmed cases in a single day since the outbreak. Some analysts pointed out that the large population movement during the Mid-Autumn Festival may aggravate the spread of the new crown virus, and the number of newly confirmed cases in South Korea may continue to rise in the next few days.
Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health Anutin said after presiding over a meeting of the National Infectious Diseases Committee on the 23rd that the committee decided to propose to Thailand’s New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Management Center to shorten the quarantine period of vaccinated foreign tourists in order to help the economy, especially The tourism industry is recovering.
Specifically, the quarantine period for foreign tourists who have been fully vaccinated against the new crown before entering the country has been shortened from 14 days to 7 days; the quarantine period for inbound tourists who have not been vaccinated or do not have a vaccination certificate, and arrives by plane is shortened to 10 days; from Tourists who arrive by land and have not been vaccinated for the prescribed number of doses will still be quarantined for 14 days.
According to data released by the Ministry of Health of Malaysia on the 23rd, as of 12:00 noon that day, there were 13,754 newly confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, which is the first time since July 22 that it has fallen below 14,000.Nur Hisham, director of the Ministry of Health of the country, believes that with the progress of vaccination, the country’s epidemic situation has shown an expected downward trend.
Africa and Oceania: More than half of Australia’s adults have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19
According to data from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of the 23rd, there were a total of 8,201531 confirmed cases and 208,303 deaths in the region.
Australian officials stated that as of the 24th, more than half of Australia’s adults have been fully vaccinated against the new crown. The official stated that it will continue to promote vaccination work in order to relax various epidemic control measures as soon as possible.
Australia is currently at the peak of the third wave of the epidemic. The spread of the delta strain has led to the implementation of lockdown measures in cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra, affecting half of the country’s population.
New South Wales is currently the most severely affected area in Australia. The state’s chief health officer said that at present, the number of new confirmed cases per day has shown a downward trend. Officials in New South Wales and Victoria have stated that if the proportion of people over the age of 16 who are fully vaccinated against the new crown in the region reaches more than 70%, the epidemic prevention measures will be further relaxed. (over)
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