A new daily case record, 90,303, was set by Brazil today, a day after it announced a death record from Covid-19.
The number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic in the country amounts to 11,693,838.
Another 2,648 deaths were also announced today, the highest number since yesterday’s 2,841. In total, 284,775 people have lost their lives.
Israel: Over 1,200 cases and 6 deaths in 24 hours
The Israeli Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 1,219 cases of SARS-CoV-2 have been confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of people infected with the new coronavirus in the country to 823,726.
At the same time, the deaths of 6 patients with COVID-19 increased the pandemic toll to 6,053 deaths to date.
The number of selected active cases decreased to 24,429.
At least 5.18 million Israelis have received at least the first dose of the new coronavirus vaccine – 55.7% of the population – since the start of the mass immunization campaign on December 20th.
Jordan: Cases exceed half a million, more than 5,500 dead
The Jordanian government announced on Wednesday that 9,535 cases of SARS-CoV-2 had been confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of people in the kingdom infected with the new coronavirus to more than half a million, reaching 504,915.
At the same time, 56 deaths of patients with COVID-19 increased the death toll from the pandemic to 5,553, according to a joint statement from the Ministry of Health and the Prime Minister’s Office.
The selected active cases yesterday amounted to 86,975, according to the press release. Another 473 patients with COVID-19 were admitted to hospitals yesterday, bringing the total number of people being treated to 3,102.
The situation in Jordan in recent days is characterized by tension, amid the health and economic crisis, with demonstrations and incidents erupting in Amman and other cities on Sunday and Monday, in protest of the deaths of patients due to the interruption of oxygen supply to hospital intensive care units (ICUs), as well as restrictive measures.
Chile: Nearly 4,400 cases and 27 deaths in 24 hours
The Chilean Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 4,395 cases of SARS-CoV-2 had been confirmed in the past 24 hours, while 27 patients with COVID-19 had died.
The pandemic of the new coronavirus in the Latin American country has reached this stage with 21,816 deaths out of a total of 905,212 infections, according to official data.
Although the immunization campaign is evolving rapidly in Chile, where more than 5 million people out of a total population of 19 million have been vaccinated, with more than 2 million receiving both doses, an outbreak continues. in the last two weeks, after the end of the summer holidays in the southern hemisphere and the beginning of the school year and other physical activities.
Health Minister Enrique Paris stressed yesterday that the number of hospital admissions had increased by 15% in seven days and by 37% in the last two weeks.
The outbreak of the cases pushes the authorities to impose strict restrictive measures in the areas where most of them are recorded as of today, Thursday.
Nine of the 52 municipalities in the Santiago metropolitan area and another 20 in Chile, home to one-third of the country’s 19 million people, will be severely restricted.
The duration and severity of the measures will be constantly re-evaluated, depending on the evolution of the infections.
Ecuador: Over 2,700 cases and 35 deaths in 24 hours
The Ecuadorian Ministry of Health announced yesterday Wednesday that 2,744 cases of SARS-CoV-2 have been confirmed in the past 24 hours, with the total number of registered infections from the new coronavirus reaching 305,598 in the Andean state.
During the same period, another 35 patients were diagnosed with COVID-19, with the official pandemic in the Latin American country officially reaching 11,502 dead at this stage. According to authorities, another 4,798 deaths are thought to be “probably” due to the pandemic, but this has not been verified by forensic pathologists.
The province of Pitsinza continues to be the epicenter of the pandemic (640 cases in 24 hours, 2,410 deaths and 105,148 infections in total) with the highest infection rate in the capital Quito, where the hospital system is now at risk of collapse.
As of yesterday, according to official figures, 121,054 people in Ecuador had received at least the first dose of the new coronavirus vaccine since January 21st. Outgoing President Lenin Moreno promised yesterday that 2 million people would have been vaccinated by May 20th. The selected “phase 1” of the immunization campaign, which concerns priority population groups, started on March 1st.
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