The confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Germany increased by 7,709 in the previous 24 hours, reaching 2,667,225, show the data published today, Monday, by the Robert Koch Institute, the country’s epidemiological surveillance body, as broadcast by AMPE.
At the same time, another 50 patients with COVID-19 succumbed, with the death toll from the new coronavirus pandemic reaching 74,714 dead so far, according to the same source.
South Korea: Over 99,000 cases, nearly 1,700 deaths due to COVID-19
Her health principles South Korea announced today that 415 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed in the 24 hours until midnight yesterday Sunday, with the total number of people infected with the new coronavirus in the Asian country reaching 99,075.
The number of infections decreased from 456 the previous day, but remained above 400 for the sixth consecutive day. 108 were found in Seoul and another 143 in Kyeonggi Province, which surrounds the South Korean capital.
At the same time, a patient with COVID-19 succumbed, with the pandemic toll reaching 1,697 deaths by this stage. The mortality rate is at 1.71%.
Since the start of the immunization campaign in South Korea on February 26, 676,607 people have received the first dose of the vaccine, but only 593 have received the second.
Chile: More than 6,800 cases of the new coronavirus, 99 deaths
Her Ministry of Health Chile announced yesterday Sunday that 6,836 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed in the previous 24 hours, while another 99 patients with COVID-19 died during the same period, with the pandemic of the new coronavirus reaching 22,279 deaths out of a total of 931,939 infections.
The daily number of cases remained high, one day after the record of 7,084 infections recorded by the Latin American country, where the health system is now under a lot of pressure.
According to the data of the ministry, as broadcast by AMPE, the selected active cases yesterday amounted to 37,958, with 1,906 patients being treated by intubation out of the total of 2,229 who have been admitted to intensive care units (ICU).
In the last two weeks, the cases have increased by 36%, after the end of the summer holidays in the southern hemisphere, the beginning of the school year and other physical activities.
“We must call on all citizens (…) to step up their efforts to reduce commuting, to reduce the number of times they leave (home), if at all possible,” said Health Minister Enrique Paris, who last week announced the expansion of lockdowns in municipalities where most infections are recorded.
Although the immunization campaign against the new coronavirus is going better than expected in Chile, where vaccinated citizens have exceeded 5 million out of a total population of 19 million, with more than 2 million receiving two installments, the country is facing a second wave.
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