The Korean Office of Disease Control and Prevention (KDCA) announced today that 2,434 cases of SARS-CoV-2 had been reported in the past 24 hours, an unprecedented number, about a month and a half after the previous record was recorded on August 11 (24567159). South Korea continues to face the so-called fourth wave, which erupted in early July.
During the same period, 7 deaths of COVID-19 patients were reported.
The new coronavirus pandemic in the country has reached this stage with 2,434 deaths out of a total of 295,132 cases.
Both the mortality rate and the number of patients treated in a serious to critical condition remain relatively low, at 0.82% and 309 respectively, mainly thanks to the vaccination campaign, which focused on older citizens who present a high risk of developing a severe form of the disease.
South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong-un stressed during a meeting with the pandemic committee the need to implement stricter measures ahead of a three-day holiday in the country. “If we do not handle preventive measures consistently, a gradual return to normal life will inevitably be delayed,” he said.
Authorities urged those traveling for the three-day holiday to undergo a test even if they have very mild symptoms, especially before going to work.
So far in the country of 52 million people 72.3% of the population (37.13 million citizens) have received a dose of COVID-19 vaccine, while 44% (22.58 million) have been fully immunized.
Mexico: 748 deaths and over 11,800 cases in 24 hours
The Mexican Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that another 748 patients with COVID-19 had died in the past 24 hours and 11,808 cases of SARS-CoV-2 had been diagnosed.
With 274,139 deaths since it hit the country until yesterday, the country of 126 million has the fourth heaviest pandemic in the world in absolute terms. The recorded cases reached 3,608,9768, according to the data of the ministry, but its executives admit that they are very underestimated in relation to reality.
Brazil: 648 deaths and over 24,600 cases in 24 hours
The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced yesterday Thursday that in the previous 24 hours 648 patients with COVID-19 succumbed and 24,611 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were diagnosed.
With 592,964 dead after the new coronavirus pandemic broke out in its territory, the giant Latin American country with 212 million inhabitants records the second heaviest report in the world in absolute terms, behind the USA. The number of recorded cases is 21,308,964, which means that Brazil is in the third place in the world in terms of infections, behind the USA and India, according to official data.
The country is approaching the tragic milestone of 600,000 deaths. However, as vaccination progresses, the rolling average of deaths recorded daily in seven days has fallen to less than a fifth of the nearly 3,000 found when the pandemic peaked in April.
Germany: Over 9,700 cases and 65 deaths in 24 hours
The confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Germany increased by 9,727 in the previous 24 hours, reaching 4,181,393, according to data released today, Friday, by the Robert Koch Institute, the country’s epidemiological surveillance body.
The deaths of 65 patients with COVID-19 have increased the death toll from a new coronavirus pandemic in the country to 93,303 to date, according to the same source.
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