France is at the beginning of a fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday. "Many neighboring countries are already in the fifth wave of the COVID epidemic, what we are experiencing in France clearly resembles the beginning of a fifth wave," Veran told TF1, adding that the spread of the virus was accelerating.
The Ministry of Health recorded 24 new cases in the last 11.883 hours, the second consecutive day that the daily cases exceed 10.000. The number of new infections has doubled each week since about mid-October.
An increase in cases is recorded in many countries. In Germany, 50 thousand cases were announced yesterday, in Britain they reached almost 40 thousand while the vaccinations of booster doses continue at a fast pace.
Singapore
The Singapore Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 24 cases of SARS-CoV-3.481 had been confirmed in the past 2 hours, bringing the total number of reported infections with the new coronavirus to 227.681 in the city-state.
At the same time, 17 patients succumbed due to its complications COVID-19, with the number of victims of the pandemic reaching 540 dead, according to official data. Of the cases in the past 24 hours, 3.244 were due to transmission to the community, 229 were found in migrant workers' dormitories, and 8 were diagnosed during checks at Singapore's gates.
Britain
The British health authorities announced on Wednesday that 24 cases of SARS-CoV-39.329 had been confirmed in the previous 2 hours and another 214 patients had died of COVID-19.
Officially, the new coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom has claimed the lives of 142.338 people out of a total of 9.406.677 reported infections. The death toll includes only patients who died 28 days after being diagnosed with the virus. 8.859 patients were treated in British hospitals yesterday with COVID-19.
Iran
The Iranian Ministry of Health announced yesterday Wednesday that in the past 24 hours 135 patients succumbed to COVID-19 and 7.948 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed. The pandemic of the new coronavirus in the Islamic Republic reached 2020 dead from its outbreak in Iran in February 127.686 out of a total of 6.012.408 infections.
Until yesterday, they had received the first dose of vaccine against her COVID-19 somewhere 55,48 million citizens and 40,82 million second, according to the ministry.
Turkey
The Turkish Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 24 cases of SARS-CoV-27.259 had been confirmed in the previous 2 hours after 358.251 tests, with the registered infections reaching 8.315.424.
The deaths of another 203 patients with COVID-19 increased the death toll to 72.713 dead until yesterday, March 11, 2020, when the new coronavirus pandemic broke out in Turkish territory. Since the start of the population immunization campaign in Turkey on 14 January, 55,72 million people have received the first dose of vaccine - out of a total population of 84 million - the second about 49,4 million, with a total of 117,86 million doses administered. including third parties, aids, according to the Ministry of Health.
Germany
Confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Germany have risen by 50.196 in the past 24 hours to 4.894.250, according to figures released Thursday by the Robert Koch Institute, the country's epidemiological watchdog.
This is the second consecutive 24 hours, an unprecedented number of cases is the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic in Germany that the number of confirmed infections exceeded the 50.000 mark in one day.
Lebanon
The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 24 cases of SARS-CoV-1.004 had been diagnosed in the past 2 hours, the highest number since September 8, while another 5 patients died of COVID-19.
Officially, Lebanon, with a population of 6,7 million, has so far recorded 8.561 deaths out of a total of 648.782 infections since the outbreak of the new coronavirus in its territory on February 21, 2020. The Ministry also stressed that the positive index of molecular tests ( PCR) is at 6,5%. Only 31% of the Lebanese population has received the first dose of the vaccine at this stage. COVID-19, while just over 23% have been fully vaccinated.
Mexico
The Mexican Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 24 patients with COVID-19 and 3.556 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed. With 290.374 deaths since it hit the country, the country of 126 million has the fourth heaviest pandemic in the world in absolute terms.
The recorded cases have reached 3.834.815, always according to the numbers of the ministry, but its executives admit that they are very underestimated in relation to reality. Italy: 60 deaths due to COVID-19, almost 7.900 cases of the new coronavirus in 24 hours.
Italy
The Italian Ministry of Health announced yesterday Wednesday that in the previous 24 hours 60 patients succumbed to COVID-19, compared to 68 the previous day, while the number of confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 increased to 7.891, compared to 6.032 a day earlier, for a total of 487.618 tests.
With 132.551 deaths due to the new coronavirus pandemic since it broke out in its territory in February 2020 until yesterday, Italy, with a population of 60 million, is currently the second heaviest official death toll in Europe, after Britain and the ninth. . 4,83 million infections have been diagnosed.
Malaysia
The Malaysian Ministry of Health announced today that in the 24 hours until midnight yesterday Wednesday 59 patients succumbed to COVID-19 and 6.243 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed. The death toll from the pandemic of the new coronavirus in the Asian country of 33 million inhabitants has so far reached 29.486 deaths out of a total of 2.522.498 infections, according to official data.
The so-called active cases increased to 62.890. Intensive care units (ICUs) of Malaysian hospitals treat 544 patients with COVID-19, the 280 intubated. Until yesterday he had been fully vaccinated against her COVID-19 75,6% of citizens, while 78,3% have received at least a first dose, according to the Ministry of Health.
Myanmar
The Myanmar Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 24 cases of SARS-CoV-1.180 had been confirmed in the past 2 hours and 14 patients had died of COVID-19. Officially, the death toll from the outbreak of the new coronavirus in the Asian country of about 55 million people on March 23, 2020 has reached 18.869 dead out of a total of 509.771 infections, according to the military regime.
Brazil
The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 24 patients with COVID-19 and 12.273 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed. With 610.036 dead after the outbreak of the new coronavirus in its territory, Latin America, the largest country in the world with 212 million inhabitants, records the second heaviest death toll in the world in absolute numbers, behind only the United States.
The laboratory confirmed cases have now reached a total of 21.909.298. Brazil remains third in the world in terms of the number of reported viral infections, behind the US and India, at least according to official data.
