The Cuban Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 3,080 cases of SARS-CoV-2, an unprecedented number since the outbreak of the health crisis, have been confirmed in the past 24 hours, while another 17 patients with COVID-19 have died.
The death toll from a new coronavirus pandemic in the Caribbean has reached 1,270 dead at a total of 188,023 infections.
The number of cases due to transmission in the community reached 3,006, explained the chief epidemiologist of the ministry, Francisco Duran.
The province of Matansas (753 cases in 24 hours) remained in first place in terms of incidence on the island, with 569 infections per 100,000 inhabitants. It is now the epicenter of the pandemic.
Havana, the hotspot for months, has seen cases drop thanks to a mass immunization campaign that has been under way since May with the two most advanced domestically developed vaccines, Soberana 2 and Abdala. Authorities say the city’s population of 2.2 million is immunized by the end of July.
Vaccinations are also carried out in the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Matanzas, Santiago de Cuba and Isla de Hovendud. More than 2.69 million citizens have received a dose. A total of some 5.67 million doses have been administered.
The Cuban government aims to vaccinate the entire population of the country (11.3 million) within the year.
Thailand: New tragic record of 53 deaths and almost 4,800 cases in 24 hours
The landmark of 2,000 deaths due to the new coronavirus pandemic was surpassed in Thailand today – with a tragic record.
Health officials say 53 COVID-19 patients have died in the past 24 hours, an unprecedented number since the outbreak of the new coronavirus pandemic in the kingdom, raising the death toll to 2,023 so far. The previous record (51 deaths) was recorded only on June 23.
The country of about 70 million people, facing a third wave of the pandemic, which is much more deadly than the previous ones, recorded 4,786 cases of SARS-CoV-2 during the same period, with the total number of infected people reaching them 259,301.
Tunisia: Record 5,251 cases and another 106 deaths in 24 hours
The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that a record 5,251 SARS-CoV-2 confirmed infections had been recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 414,182.
At the same time, the deaths of 106 other COVID-19 patients brought the official death toll closer to the macabre milestone of 15,000 deaths, as the death toll rose to 14,843.
The number of patients treated in Tunisian hospitals yesterday was 3,117, of which 584 are in intensive care units (ICU), 136 are intubated.
The government announced that the night traffic ban will be extended, starting at 20:00 and ending at 05:00 from tomorrow Thursday, while the ban on rallies will be extended until July 11.
The Tunisian government is being criticized everywhere, especially for the slow pace of the population’s immunization campaign. However, he rejects any possibility of declaring a new national lockdown, stressing that the country’s economy would not be able to withstand it, despite the fact that cases of the most contagious Delta variant of the new coronavirus, which was initially identified in India, have been identified.
Brazil: Another nearly 1,900 deaths and about 65,000 cases in 24 hours
The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that another 1,893 patients with COVID-19 had died in the past 24 hours and 64,903 cases of SARS-CoV-2 had been confirmed.
The death toll from the new coronavirus pandemic in Latin America’s largest country (212 million people) has so far reached 515,985 deaths out of a total of 18.51 million and more infections, according to official figures, which experts say are underrated.
Brazil has the second highest pandemic rate – behind only the United States – and the third highest number of infections in the world, behind the United States and India.
96.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to date. Citizens who have received both doses of their vaccines have reached 25.3 million, according to official figures.
Mexico: Another 195 deaths and over 5,700 cases in 24 hours
The Mexican Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that another 195 patients with COVID-19 had died in the past 24 hours and 5,711 cases of SARS-CoV-2 had been confirmed.
The death toll from the new coronavirus pandemic now stands at 232,803 deaths out of a total of 2,513,164 infections.
However, the Mexican government acknowledges that this official report, the 4th heaviest in the world, is undervalued. Records of surplus mortality released by the Department of Health in March showed that COVID-19 deaths were in fact at least 60% higher than confirmed.
Germany: 56 deaths and over 800 cases in 24 hours
Confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Germany have risen by 808 in the past 24 hours to 3,728,141, according to data released Wednesday by the Robert Koch Institute, the country’s epidemiological watchdog.
Another 56 patients with COVID-19 succumbed, bringing the death toll from the new coronavirus pandemic to 90,875 at this stage, according to the same source.
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