The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated January 29)

20:11, January 29, 2021

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated January 29)

  The total number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has increased to 2,187,659 with the global confirmed cases reaching 101,371,256 as of 9:00 am BJT on Friday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.A health worker receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine from China in Istanbul, Turkey, Jan. 14, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)Current status (data as of 9:00 am BJT, January 29):The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 432,540 people in the US, the most of any country. The US also leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 25,732,940, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 9:00 am BJT on Friday.India has confirmed a total number of infections to 10,701,193. The death toll grew to 153,847.Brazil has confirmed a total number of infections to 9,058,687. The death toll grew to 221,547.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in UK have increased to 3,754,447 with 103,324 deaths.It is followed by Russia with 3,752,548 infections and 70,533 deaths, France with 3,166,108 infections and 74,601 deaths, Spain with 2,705,001 cases and 57,806 deaths, Italy with 2,515,507 cases and 87,381 deaths and Turkey with 2,457,118 cases and 25,605 deaths.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Germany have increased to 2,194,562 with 55,450 deaths.

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated January 23)

  Two shoppers walk out of a store that is about to close in central Ronda on January 22, 2021 as new coronavirus measures came into force in the Andalusia region. Soaring coronavirus infection rates are heaping pressure on Spains hospitals and intensifying a power struggle between regional and central government, in one of Europes hardest-hit countries. (Photo: AFP)The total number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has increased to 2,108,659 with the global confirmed cases reaching 98,239,198 as of 6 pm BJT on Saturday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.Current status (data as of 6 pm BJT, January 23):The India government on Saturday said over 300,000 people were vaccinated against the COVID-19 in a single day for the first time since the beginning of inoculation drive last week. According to the federal health ministry, so far nearly 1.4 million beneficiaries have received COVID-19 shots.Australias state of West Australia (WA) will reopen its border to the state of New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland from Jan. 25 as the latter two continued to record zero locally acquired COVID cases.Mongolia on Saturday started to allow all clothing markets and hair salons in the capital Ulan Bator to reopen, a further easing of COVID-19 restrictions, the countrys State Emergency Commission said. The ban on all kinds of gaming, religious and entertainment services, bars, saunas and mass gatherings such as sports events and cultural activities in the city will stay unchanged, according to the authorities.The Maldives Health Protection Agency (HPA) has begun training healthcare workers on the distribution of vaccines against COVID-19, local media reported Saturday. About 290 healthcare workers were taught to raise awareness on the need for vaccinations and to monitor for potential side effects in vaccine recipients in an online training program carried out by the HPA in association with the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNIC...

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated January 26)

  The total number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has increased to 2,138,299 with the global confirmed cases reaching 99,660,483 as of 9:22 am BJT on Tuesday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.A woman wearing a face mask prepares to take a taxi in Madrid, Spain, Jan. 25, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)Current status (data as of 10:00 am BJT, January 26):Sources: Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies.The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 420,873 people in the US, the most of any country. The US also leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 25,261,902.India has confirmed a total number of infections to 10,667,736. The death toll grew to 153,470.Brazil has confirmed a total number of infections to 8,871,393. The death toll grew to 217,664.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Russia have increased to 3,698,246 with 68,841 deaths.It is followed by United Kingdom with 3,680,101 infections and 98,723 deaths, France with 3,116,355 infections and 73,636 deaths, Spain with 2,593,382 cases and 56,208 deaths, Italy with 2,475,372 cases and 85,881 deaths and Turkey with 2,435,247 cases and 25,210 deaths.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Germany have increased to 2,154,656 with 52,626 deaths.