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US coronavirus cases hit 5 million; 100,000 dead in Brazil: Live - Al Jazeera English

US coronavirus cases hit 5 million; 100,000 dead in Brazil: Live - Al Jazeera English

US coronavirus cases hit 5 million; 100,000 dead in Brazil: Live - Al Jazeera English
Aug 09, 2020 2 mins, 5 secs

Vietnam's health ministry reported 31 new COVID-19 cases and an additional death, taking the country's total tally to 841, with 11 fatalities.

South Korea has confirmed 14,598 coronavirus cases and 305 COVID-19 deaths, the Korea Centers for Disease Prevention and Control said on Sunday.

The 30-year-old male, who flew in from Port Moresby at the end of July, is among 26 confirmed cases reported by the National Pandemic Control Centre in the capital Port Moresby.

New Zealand's successful fight against COVID-19 has made the Pacific island nation of 5 million one of the safest places in the world right now, Reuters news agency reported.

Of that total number of cases, 109,438 cases have recovered, with 182 total deaths as of Sunday.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has recorded 1,467 new coronavirus cases, pushing the total number of infections in the country to 287,262. .

Singapore marked its 55th National Day on Sunday, with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong calling for "unity and resilence" to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 555 to 215,891, Reuters news agency reported on Sunday quoting data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases.

South Korea's new coronavirus cases inched up to 36, with 30 local infections, raising the total numver to 14,598, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday quoting the country's health agency.

China has reported 23 new coronavirus cases in the mainland as of the end of August 8, down from 31 a day earlier, Reuters news agency reported on Sunday quoting the country's health authority.

Mexico has started getting people back to work again in August after losing 1.1 million formal jobs between March and July due to the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, Reuters news agency reported quoting President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

Mexico's health ministry has reported 6,495 new confirmed coronavirus infections and 695 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 475,902 cases and 52,006 deaths, according to Reuters news agency.

Officials have said the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases.

The United States set a record for coronavirus cases on Saturday, with more than five million people now infected, according to a Reuters tally, as the country's top infectious diseases official offered hope earlier this week that an effective vaccine might be available by year-end.

With one out of every 66 residents infected, the US leads the world in COVID-19 cases, according to a Reuters analysis.

The Health Ministry said there had been a total of 3,012,412 confirmed infections with the new coronavirus - death and infection tolls second only to the United States

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