Coronavirus Global Updates 11 August ::: Global cases of COVID-19 top 203 million and Louisiana is leading U.S. by new cases

Wed Aug 11 10:09:04 CAT 2021

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Coronavirus Global Updates 11 August  ::: Global cases of COVID-19 top 203 million and Louisiana is leading U.S. by new cases

Zimbabwe COVID19 Update

COVID-19 update: As at 10 August 2021, Zimbabwe had 117 258 confirmed cases, including 91 499 recoveries and 3 950 deaths. To date, a total of 1 912 592 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

Coronavirus tally: Global cases of COVID-19 top 203 million and Louisiana is leading U.S. by new cases

The global tally for the coronavirus-borne illness headed above 203.4 million on Tuesday, while the death toll climbed above 4.30 million according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University. 

The U.S. leads the world with a total of 35.9 million cases and in deaths with 617,321 as the highly infectious delta variant continues to spread fast, especially in states with low vaccination rates. The seven-day average of cases stood at 124,470 on Monday, according to a New York Times tracker, marking the highest level since early February. 

Hospitals in states in the deep South are near capacity in some areas and the majority of patients are unvaccinated. Louisiana, with just 37% of residents fully vaccinated, is leading the nation in new cases,the Guardian reported. 

On Friday, it had a daily increase of 6,116 cases, 2,421 patients in hospitals and 277 on ventilators. Last week 180 patients died from the virus in Louisiana. India is second by cases at 31.9 million and third by deaths at 428,682 according to its official numbers, which are expected to be undercounted. 

Brazil is second in deaths at 563,562, but is third in cases at 20.2 million. Mexico has fourth-highest death toll at 244,690 but has recorded just 2.9 million cases, according to its official numbers. In Europe, Russia continues to pull ahead of the U.K. by deaths at 163,629, while the U.K. has 130,667, making Russia the country with the fifth-highest death toll in the world and highest in Europe.

Latest on worldwide spread of coronavirus

EUROPE

Germany’s vaccination drive has slowed and those people who have not taken up the opportunity to have coronavirus shots will have to take tests to take a full part in public life, Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

The German government will stop offering free tests from October 11 to encourage more vaccinations, sources said.

Austria plans to start vaccine booster shots on October 17, nine months after the first group of people to get the jabs received their second dose.

Britain on Tuesday reported its highest daily death toll since March.

ASIA-PACIFIC

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has talked up reuniting families at Christmas despite surging cases in Sydney and uncertainty over Melbourne’s lockdown.

Myanmar’s army carried out at least 252 attacks and threats against health workers since a February 1 coup, killing at least 25 medics and hampering the response to a resurgent outbreak, a report by a rights groups said.

Police in Thailand fired tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse protesters who took to the streets of Bangkok amid anger over the government’s handling of the pandemic.

South Korea recorded more than 2000 new infections in the past 21 hours, Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday, an almost 50 per cent increase from the previous day and a new record high.

AMERICAS

US President Joe Biden urged Americans in hurricane-prone states to get vaccinated to protect themselves in case they have to evacuate from their homes.

The US State Department said it had lowered the COVID-related travel advisory for Canada to “Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution”.

The Biden administration is reviewing how it can get money to Florida school districts if the state’s governor, Ron DeSantis, makes good on threats to withhold pay from school leaders who require masks for students.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the US plans to provide more vaccine doses to Mexico, but declined to say how many.

School districts in Florida and Texas are bucking their Republican governors’ bans on requiring masks for children and teachers as coronavirus cases soar in conservative areas with low vaccination rates.

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

Turkey recorded 26,597 new cases on Tuesday, close to last week’s three-month high, and the number of fatalities hovered close to a two-month peak.

MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTS

The US National Institutes of Health said it had launched a new study to assess how patients on immunosuppressive therapy after kidney transplant, who did not respond to the first two doses of COVID-19 vaccine, respond to a third dose.

ECONOMIC IMPACT

Global stock markets strengthened on Tuesday, hovering close to record highs, while US Treasury yields rose to their highest levels since mid-July, spurred by Federal Reserve tapering talk.

Investor sentiment in Germany deteriorated for the third month in a row in August, a survey showed.

GLOBAL

*	Deaths - 4,325,008
*	Cases - 204,687,941
*	Recovered - 183,755,051

West Bengal reports 639 fresh COVID cases, 724 patient discharges, and 12 deaths today

·         Active cases: 10,215

·         Total discharges: 15,06,532

·         Death toll: 18,252

Maharashtra Government allows reopening of schools for classes 5th to 8th in rural areas and classes 8th to 12th in urban areas from August 17.

District and local authorities to take a final call after reviewing the situation, reports ANI.

Kerala Covid Update

21,119 new COVID-19 cases, 152 deaths and 18,493 recoveries reported today; active caseload 1,71,985, test positivity rate at 15.91%

Covid-19: Uttarakhand reports 39 new cases, 41 recoveries and zero deaths today.

·         Active cases: 444

·         Total Cases: 3,42,462

India smartphone market logs shipment of 34mn units in June qtr, says IDC

The April-June quarter started on a low note for the Indian smartphone market amid the second wave of COVID-19 but quickly recovered towards the end, clocking 86 per cent year-on-year growth to reach about 34 million units, research firm IDC said. The second wave of COVID-19 hit the country almost a year after the first wave but varied significantly in terms of market response.

BJP leaders to interact with farmers

BJP leaders will interact with farmers in 104 Assembly constituencies having sizable number farmers to hear their grievances & alley apprehensions & misconception over three farm laws. A Kisan Mahapanchayat will be held in western UP: State BJP Kisan Morcha chief Kameshwar Singh

Afghanistan: Consulate General of India in Mazar-e-Sharif requests Indians to leave

A special flight is leaving from Mazar-e-Sharif to New Delhi. Any Indian nationals in and around Mazar-e-Sharif are requested to leave for India in the special flight scheduled to depart late today evening: Consulate General of India in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan

Modi takes a swipe at previous govts

PM Modi says for fundamental needs such as road, power, hospital & LPG, people had to wait for decades and before 2014, people had to take rounds of govt offices for taking benefit of any scheme.

SC starts hearing Pegasus snooping case

A three-judge bench of Supreme Court Bench headed by CJI NV Ramana starts hearing a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into the reports of the government allegedly using Israeli software Pegasus to spy on politicians, activists, and journalists.

INVESTORS DIARY 2021

Company

Event

Venue

Date & Time

Companies under Cautionary

ART

PPC

Dairibord

Starafrica

Fidelity

Turnall

Medtech

Zimre

Nampak Zimbabwe

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