Coronavirus Global Updates, Oct 05: 124 detainees and prisoners in Indonesia tested positive

Mon Oct 5 11:25:25 CAT 2020

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Zimbabwe COVID19 Update

COVID-19 update: As at 04 October 2020, Zimbabwe had 7 888 confirmed cases, including 6 359 recoveries and 228 deaths. 

COVID-19 updates: 124 detainees and prisoners in Indonesia tested positive

(Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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JAKARTA -- A total of 124 detainees and prisoners in Indonesia have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Directorate General of Corrections Indonesia of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights on Monday.

Rika Aprianti, the directorate's head of public relations, said that the detainees and prisoners got infected by correctional officers.

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ULAN BATOR -- Mongolia reported one case of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing its national tally to 314, the country's health ministry said Monday.

The latest case is a 19-year-old Mongolian woman who returned home from Kazakhstan on a chartered flight on Sunday, the ministry said in a statement.

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MALE -- School classes for students in Grade 9 and 10 in the Maldives' capital region of Greater Male have resumed following a decrease in COVID-19 cases, local media reported on Monday.

Minister of State for Education, Dr. Abdulla Rasheed was quoted in state-owned PSM saying that the decision to reopen schools would be reviewed every two weeks, and he hoped that classes for lower grades would soon be permitted.

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NEW DELHI -- With 74,442 new cases in the past 24 hours, India's COVID-19 tally reached 6,623,815, said the latest data released by the health ministry on Monday.

As many as 903 new deaths were registered across the country since Sunday morning, taking the total death toll to 102,685. Enditem

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 34.99 million, death toll at 10,33,395. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in Dec 2019.

More than 34.99 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 10,33,395 have died. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that he expected the next few months of the COVID-19 pandemic to be bumpy, but that things would look radically different in the spring.

UK PM Johnson also said the scientists are unanimous that by the spring things will be radically different from now. He said he appreciated that people are experiencing fatigue, but one has to follow the guidance.

UK PM said It's too early to say whether local measures in parts of the UK are working or not. He said his government will accelerate progress on other issues as soon as the virus is under control. He also said he hoped and believed that in the next few weeks and months the scientific equation will change and he wants people to behave fearlessly but with common sense.

Here’s the latest on COVID-19 from your country:

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 7,359,952 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 49,327 from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 703 to 208,821.

US President Donald Trump's condition is improving as he is being treated for COVID-19 at a military hospital, his medical team said on Sunday.

Nine US states reported record increases in COVID-19 cases over the last seven days, mostly in the upper Midwest and West where chilly weather is forcing more activities indoors. Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana and Wisconsin among the states which reported record increases in new coronavirus cases.

USFDA approved clinical trial for Shanghai Henlius Biotech’s HLX 70 used to treat COVID-19, ARDS or multiple organ failure caused by COVID-19

The Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza on Sunday said that the government will likely impose new restrictions on the country in the coming week to try to beat back rising numbers of coronavirus cases. Speranza also said that masks are fundamental. He said, “the more we can get them used by Italians the better it will be.” Mask-wearing is currently compulsory in just five of Italy's 20 regions, mainly in the south.

France on Sunday reported 12,565 new confirmed coronavirus infections, falling from the previous daily toll that had a set a new record. The total number of infections since the start of the epidemic rose to 619,190 cases and the number of deaths increased by 32 to 32,230.

Poland's total number of coronavirus cases passed the 1,00,000 mark on Sunday as infection rates surge in the country which has reported daily records three times in the past week.

Russia reported 10,499 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the highest number of daily infections since May 15, when the outbreak was at its peak and lockdowns were in place.

US reports more than 35,000 new cases

A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1 million people worldwide.

Over 35.1 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The criteria for diagnosis -- through clinical means or a lab test -- has varied from country-to-country. Still, the actual numbers are believed to be much higher due to testing shortages, many unreported cases and suspicions that some national governments are hiding or downplaying the scope of their outbreaks.

Since the first cases were detected in China in December, the virus has rapidly spread to every continent except Antarctica.

The United States is the worst-affected country, with more than 7.4 million diagnosed cases and at least 209,725 deaths.

California has the most cases of any U.S. state, with more than 832,000 people diagnosed, according to Johns Hopkins data. California is followed by Texas and Florida, with over 790,000 cases and over 716,000 cases, respectively.

More than 190 vaccine candidates for COVID-19 are being tracked by the World Health Organization, at least seven of which are in crucial phase three trials.

There were 35,504 new cases of COVID-19 identified in the United States on Sunday, according to a real-time count kept by Johns Hopkins University.

Sunday's tally is well below the country’s record set on July 16, when there were 77,255 new cases in a 24-hour-reporting period.

An additional 337 coronavirus-related fatalities were also recorded Sunday, down from a peak of 2,666 new fatalities reported on April 17.

A total of 7,418,107 people in the United States have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the pandemic began, and at least 209,725 of them have died, according to Johns Hopkins. The cases include people from all 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C. and other U.S. territories as well as repatriated citizens.

By May 20, all U.S. states had begun lifting stay-at-home orders and other restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. The day-to-day increase in the country's cases then hovered around 20,000 for a couple of weeks before shooting back up and crossing 70,000 for the first time in mid-July. The daily tally of new cases has gradually come down since then but has hovered around 40,000 in recent weeks.

An internal memo from the Federal Emergency Management Agency obtained by ABC News on Friday night shows that the number of new cases recorded in the United States is continuing to increase slightly while the number of new deaths increased significantly in week-over-week comparisons.

Manchester's Covid-19 infection rate rises 15-fold

Manchester has the highest infection rate of any area in England after it rose 15-fold since the local lockdown was introduced.

The infection rate has risen to 495.6 per 100,000 people, which is a significant rise from 20 per 100,000 the city had at the end of July.

The updated statistics show Covid-19 is spreading faster in Manchester than in nearly any other area with the number of positive tests doubling week-on-week, Manchester Evening News reports.

There were 2,740 cases in Manchester in the week ending October 1st, which was 1,506 more than in the previous week - an increase of 122 per cent.

Russia's new coronavirus cases surge to highest since May 12

Russia’s daily tally of new coronavirus cases rose to its highest since May 12 on Monday as authorities reported 10,888 new infections nationwide, including 3,537 in Moscow.

Authorities said 117 people had died overnight, pushing the official death toll to 21,475.

The total number of cases registered since the beginning of the outbreak stands at 1,225,889, they said.

Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: 143 new cases reported Sunday

The state reported 143 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, according to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services COVID-19 dashboard.

No new deaths were reported Sunday. In total, 58 Alaskans have died with COVID-19 since the pandemic began here in March.

Sunday marked the 11th day in a row that Alaska has seen new daily case tallies exceeding 100 — the longest such streak since the start of the pandemic.

Statewide as of Sunday, 34 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized, while another 17 were awaiting test results.

The state reported 3,643 active cases among residents Sunday, an increase of 110 from the previous day, and 394 active cases among nonresidents. A total of 4,704 Alaskans are considered to be recovered from the virus, along with 577 nonresidents, according to state data.

It wasn’t clear how many of the people involved in the new cases reported Sunday were showing symptoms of the virus when they tested positive.

Of the 142 new cases of COVID-19 involving residents, 78 were in Anchorage; two were in Chugiak, one was in Eagle River; one was in Seward; one was in Sterling; 40 were in Fairbanks; three were in North Pole; three were in Delta Junction; one was in Tok; five were in Palmer; three were in Wasilla; one was in Utqiagvik; one was in Kotzebue; and one was in Juneau.

Among communities smaller than 1,000 not identified to protect confidentiality, there was one in the North Kenai Peninsula Borough.

One nonresident case was reported in Anchorage.

The state’s testing positivity rate as of Sunday was 3.84% over a seven-day rolling average, the highest it’s been since the start of the pandemic. Friday’s testing positivity rate, at 3.78%, was the second highest.

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