BENGALURU—India reported 81,466 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, the highest daily number in six months, as several states were hit by a second wave of the coronavirus. Health ministry data showed the total number of cases surged to 12.3 million. The number of those dead rose by 469 to 163,396. Vaccination drives have been intensified…
India Reports 6-Month High of COVID-19 Daily Infections Amid New Curbs
India Braces for COVID-19 Curbs as Infections Hit 6-month High
MUMBAI—India’s biggest cities braced for stricter lockdowns and other COVID-19 curbs on Saturday as infections hit a six-month high, as a month-long surge continued in the country. India’s richest state, Maharashtra, accounted for more than half of the 89,129 new cases reported by the national health ministry in the last 24 hours, with a record…
Macron Orders COVID-19 Lockdown Across All of France, Closes Schools
PARIS—President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday ordered France into its third national lockdown and said schools would close for three weeks as he sought to push back a third wave of COVID-19 infections that threatens to overwhelm hospitals. With the death toll nearing 100,000, intensive care units in the hardest-hit regions at breaking point, and a…
Netherlands Sees Biggest Daily Jump in Coronavirus Cases Since Early January: ANP
AMSTERDAM—Coronavirus cases in the Netherlands jumped by around 7,400 in the past 24 hours, marking the biggest increase since early January, Dutch Justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus told the national news agency ANP on Friday. Infections were around 20 percent higher on Friday than a week earlier, while the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals increased…
Lockdown Extension Looms in Germany as COVID-19 Case Numbers Rise
BERLIN—German health minister Jens Spahn on Friday dampened hopes that further coronavirus restrictions will be lifted soon, saying rising infections could mean that curbs to slow the spread of the virus may have to be re-imposed. “The rising case numbers may mean that we cannot take further opening steps in the weeks to come. On…
German COVID-19 Cases Are Growing Exponentially Again: RKI
BERLIN—Coronavirus infections are rising exponentially in Germany, an expert at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said on Tuesday, adding that the risk of AstraZeneca’s vaccine was relatively low. The number of cases per 100,000 reported on Tuesday was 83.7, up from 68 a week ago, and RKI has said that metric could…
Daily COVID-19 Cases in US Drop to Lowest Level in Months
The number of new daily COVID-19 infections fell below 100,000 for the first time this year, according to Sunday figures published by Johns Hopkins University. Newly reported infections dropped from Saturday’s 104,015 down to 88,044 on Sunday, according to the tally. Some officials expressed concern about the threat of a spike in infections due to…
Daily COVID-19 Cases in US Dip to Lowest Level in Months
The number of new daily COVID-19 infections fell below 100,000 for the first time this year, according to figures published Feb. 7 by Johns Hopkins University. Newly reported infections dropped to 88,044 from 104,015 on Feb. 6, according to the tally. Some officials expressed concern about the threat of a new spike in infections due…
Orange County Reports 47 New COVID-19 Deaths
SANTA ANA (CNS)—Orange County reported 1,448 new cases of COVID-19 and 47 additional deaths Jan. 17, bringing the county’s totals to 210,813 cases and 2,367 fatalities. Hospitalization rates continued to dip, dropping to 2,026 Jan. 17—down from 2,065 on Jan. 16, 2,101 Jan. 15 and 2,169 Jan. 14, according to the Orange County Health Care…
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