The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced yesterday Monday that 786 patients with COVID-19 had died in the past 24 hours, while 29,916 cases of SARS-CoV-2 had been confirmed in the laboratory.
Officially, the largest Latin American country has so far recorded 436,537 deaths out of a total of 15.66 million infections, the second heaviest new coronavirus pandemic on the planet, behind the US, and the third highest number of cases, behind the US and India.
Mexico: 56 deaths and over 800 cases in 24 hours
The Mexican Ministry of Health announced Monday that 56 patients with COVID-19 had died in the past 24 hours, while 822 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed in the laboratory.
According to official data, the death toll from the pandemic of the new coronavirus in the country so far amounts to 220,493 deaths out of a total of 2,382,745 infections.
The government acknowledges that the death toll is undervalued. At the end of March, data on excess mortality indicated that deaths due to COVID-19 were 60% higher than recorded.
Ecuador: Over 700 cases and 44 deaths in 24 hours
The Ecuadorian Ministry of Health announced yesterday Monday that 741 cases of SARS-CoV-2 have been confirmed in the laboratory in the past 24 hours, while 44 patients with COVID-19 have succumbed.
The death toll from the new coronavirus pandemic in the Andean country officially stands at 14,459 dead out of a total of 410,870 infections so far. However, another 5,327 deaths are thought to have been due to COVID-19, without this being confirmed by forensic pathologists, so the tally is probably closer to 19,800 dead. Experts also consider this number underestimated in relation to reality.
The province of Pitsinca, where the capital is located, remains the epicenter of the pandemic. It recorded 338 cases, 309 in Quito.
The immunization campaign in Ecuador continues at a slow pace: 1.4 million doses of vaccine have been administered.
Thailand: Record 35 deaths and nearly 2,500 cases in 24 hours
Authorities in Thailand say a record 35 deaths from COVID-19 have been reported in the past 24 hours amid the third wave of the new coronavirus pandemic in the Southeast Asian country.
During the same period, 2,473 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed in the laboratory, 680 of them in the prisons of the kingdom.
The death toll from the pandemic is 649, with a total of 113,555 infections, according to official figures.
Cuba: 10 deaths and over 1,000 cases in 24 hours
The Cuban Ministry of Health announced on Monday that 1,057 cases of SARS-CoV-2 had been confirmed in the past 24 hours, while 10 patients with COVID-19 had succumbed.
The pandemic toll has so far reached 814 deaths out of a total of 125,511 infections, according to the same source.
The capital Havana remains the epicenter of the epidemic, with 558 cases in 24 hours and the incidence rate, despite falling to 442.8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, being the highest in the Caribbean country.
Since the middle of last week, the Ministry of Health has been conducting a mass immunization campaign in the capital with the two most advanced candidate vaccines developed domestically.
Albania: 17 cases and 3 deaths in 24 hours
The Albanian Ministry of Health announced Monday that seventeen cases of SARS-CoV-2 have been confirmed in the past 24 hours, the lowest number recorded on a daily basis in the last year, with all people infected with the new coronavirus in the Balkans. country to reach 132,032.
During the same period, three deaths from COVID-19 increased the death toll from the pandemic to 2,435, according to official figures.
The selected active cases are 4,178, of which 3,276 in the capital, Tirana.
As for the immunization campaign, the first dose of their vaccines against COVID-19 has been received by 670,000 people, while over 200,000 have received the second, based on the figures of the Ministry of Health.
The night traffic ban (22: 00-06: 00) remains in force. The technical committee of experts advising the government has not yet taken decisions on easing the restrictive measures. Entrepreneurs in the restaurant and hotel sectors are calling for the measures to be lifted in view of the start of the tourist season.
Argentina: 505 deaths and almost 27,000 cases in 24 hours
The Argentine Ministry of Health announced yesterday Monday that another 505 patients with COVID-19 died in the previous 24 hours, while 26,680 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were diagnosed.
The death toll from the pandemic of the new coronavirus in the Latin American country reached 71,027 deaths out of a total of 3,335,965 infections.
The selected active cases have reached 291,671.
As far as the immunization campaign is concerned, more than 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given so far, according to the ministry.
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