Coronavirus records are set worldwide with the pandemic, with many countries facing a pandemic resurgence.
Latin America
In Mexico, more than 50.000 cases of the new coronavirus, and 278 deaths due to the COVID-19 in 24 hours. The Mexican Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that 24 cases of SARS-CoV-50.373 had been confirmed in the past 2 hours and another 278 patients had died due to its complications. COVID-19. The death toll from the new coronavirus pandemic in the state of 126 million has reached 302.390 dead out of a total of 4.545.683 infections. Mexican Ministry of Health officials have acknowledged that official data on the epidemiological situation is underestimated in relation to reality.
In Chile, a new record was set in the cases of the new coronavirus, reaching 12.500 for the second consecutive day. There were also 25 deaths of patients due to its complications COVID-19. It is the first time the infections have exceeded the limit of 10.000 in one day in the country, which has been faced with a resurgence of the new coronavirus pandemic, due to the most infectious Omicron mutation, in the middle of summer in the southern hemisphere and increased tourist traffic.
The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced yesterday Thursday that in the previous 24 hours 168.495 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed and another 350 patients died due to its complications. COVID-19. The giant country of some 213 million people has one of the worst death toll from the new coronavirus pandemic in the world: it counts 622.205 dead at this stage out of a total of 23.585.243 infections.
Asia
Another 152 deaths were reported in Vietnam COVID-19, and 16.715 SARS-CoV-2 infections were confirmed, bringing the total to 2.094.802. The death toll has risen to 36.266 from the official death toll from a new coronavirus pandemic in the Asian state. Approximately 98 million people in the country have received 172,7 million doses of vaccine for COVID-19, with 73,3 million citizens fully immunized and 20,6 million receiving a booster dose, always according to official figures.
Europe
In Portugal for the third consecutive day, a new record was set after the cases of the new coronavirus reached 56.426 in 24 hours. The total number of recorded cases reaches 2.059.595. During the same period, another 34 patients succumbed to its complications COVID-19, with the pandemic toll rising to 19.447 dead from March 2020 to this stage, according to figures released by the Directorate-General for Health. Authorities in the Iberian country yesterday began offering commemorative doses of vaccines against it COVID-19 to all citizens over the age of 35. So far, more than 4 million residents have received a booster dose, while more than 8,7 million have been fully vaccinated.
In Croatia, a new record 11.343 cases of the new coronavirus and 43 deaths due to COVID-19 in 24 hours.
If the positive results of the so-called rapid antigen tests (6.146) are taken into account, yesterday's record becomes even more worrying, reaching 17.489 infections, according to the Ministry of Health. The previous record was set on Wednesday (19th) and was 10.427 infections confirmed by molecular tests and 5.590 confirmed by antigen tests. In total, 3,8 cases of the virus have been officially registered in the country of 848.150 million inhabitants. The death toll from the new coronavirus pandemic has reached 13.300 dead at this stage. The relatively low rate of immunization of citizens intensifies the concern about the resurgence of the health crisis.
Germany on Friday recorded a new record of cases of the new coronavirus in one day, for the third consecutive 24 hours, while their number exceeded the level of 140.000 for the first time. 140.160 infections were diagnosed in 24 hours, bringing the total to 8.460.546, according to figures released by the Robert Koch Institute, the country's epidemiological watchdog. The deaths of 170 patients due to its complications COVID-19 increased the death toll from the new coronavirus pandemic in Europe's largest economy to 116.485, according to the same source.
In Italy, the news that the director of the Galeazzi Hospital in Milan, Fabrizio Preliasco, is of the opinion that in this phase it is safer to postpone the treatment of unvaccinated patients, unless it is an emergency, has caused a sensation in Italy.
The Turkish Ministry of Health announced yesterday Thursday that 24 cases of SARS-CoV-71.843 were confirmed in the previous 2 hours after 414.312 tests, with the registered infections reaching 10.736.215. The deaths of 166 patients due to its complications COVID-19 increased the death toll to 85.419 dead since March 11, 2020, when the new coronavirus pandemic broke out in Turkey. As of January 14, 2021 they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 some 52,22 million people - out of a total population of 83 million - while a total of 140,31 million doses have been administered, including souvenirs.
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The Israeli Ministry of Health announced yesterday 64.940 new cases of coronavirus, raising the total number of infections in the country to 2.101.265. At the same time, the number of victims of the pandemic amounted to 8.369. The 19 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours were the most reported in one day, since the beginning of last October. The number of active cases rose to a record 409.817, while the positive index of tests conducted in Israel reached a new high of 18,38%. However, Israel will lift compulsory quarantine for children who have come into contact with coronavirus carriers, the government said, citing the need to alleviate parents and schools as the incidence rises sharply due to the Omicron mutation. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has said that from January 27, children will only need to have an antigen test twice a week at home, and if the test is positive or if they do not feel well, they will drop out of school until they recover. Self-tests for children will be available for free, he clarified. At the same time, the Israeli government approved the vaccination of children aged 5-11 years with the so-called booster dose.
Source: KYPE