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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 15, 2020
US hits record 2,228 COVID-19 deaths in a day
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WASHINGTON: The United States recorded 2,228 deaths related to COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of Tuesday (Apr 14) night. The number of fatalities was a sharp increase after two days in decline. Advertisement Advertisement The COVID-19 outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 25,757
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 15, 2020
New York City coronavirus deaths suspected to be more than 10,000
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NEW YORK: The number of coronavirus-linked deaths in New York City soared past 10,000 on Tuesday (Apr 14) after officials said almost 4,000 people who never tested positive were presumed to have died from COVID-19. The city’s health department announced that 3,778 people had probably succumbed to the illness – on top of the 6,589 confirmed
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 13, 2020
‘Things could have gone either way’: British PM Johnson discharged from hospital as UK deaths pass 10,000 mark
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LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson left hospital on Sunday (Apr 12) and thanked staff for saving his life from COVID-19, but his government was forced to defend its response to the coronavirus outbreak as the national death toll passed 10,000. The sombre milestone came after Britain reported two days in a row of hospital
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
With over 21,300 virus deaths, US spends Easter Sunday on lockdown
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REUTERS: Americans spent Sunday on lockdown as the US toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic surpassed 21,300 deaths and more than half a million confirmed cases over the Easter weekend. With almost all the country under stay-at-home orders to curb the spread of the disease, many turned to online church services to mark the holiest day
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
Iran reports 117 new COVID-19 deaths, raising total to 4,474
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TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday (Apr 12) announced 117 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the overall official toll to 4,474, even as it eased some restrictions that had been imposed to slow the spread of the illness. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour also told a news conference that 1,657 new infections had been confirmed in
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
COVID-19 cases, deaths rise in India’s biggest slum
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NEW DELHI: Coronavirus cases in Mumbai’s densely populated Dharavi slum – one of Asia’s biggest – have risen to 43 including four deaths, officials said on Sunday (Apr 12) as they ramp up testing in a race to contain the spread of the illness. Since the first virus death in early April, Indian authorities have stepped
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
Overtime for French coffin industry as COVID-19 deaths surge
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JUSSEY, France: It’s a grim truth that times are good for the coffin business when they’re bad for people, and the coronavirus pandemic is no exception. At a factory belonging to Europe’s largest coffin maker, OGF, in eastern France, workers are doing overtime to meet demand from families parting with their loved ones. Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 11, 2020
COVID-19 deaths exceed 100,000 globally ahead of locked-down Easter
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ROME: The global coronavirus death toll topped 100,000 on Friday (Apr 10) as Easter celebrations around the world kicked off in near-empty churches with billions of people stuck indoors to halt the pandemic’s deadly march. The grim milestone came as the World Health Organization issued a dire warning that prematurely lifting lockdown restrictions – which have kept
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 11, 2020
New Zealand reports 2 coronavirus deaths, Australia has 56
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MELBOURNE: New Zealand said on Saturday (Apr 11) there had been two new deaths due to the coronavirus – its biggest daily total to date despite the low number and bringing the total to four in a country that’s halfway through a four-week nationwide lockdown. Both deaths were older people with underlying health conditions and were
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 11, 2020
French coronavirus toll over 13,000 as nursing home deaths jump
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PARIS: The number of people who have died from coronavirus infection in France jumped by nearly 987 or 8 per cent to 13,197 as nursing home deaths swelled but fewer people were in intensive care as the effect of nationwide confinement started to show. The total number of confirmed and probable coronavirus infections in the
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
Malaysia reports 118 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Friday (Apr 10) reported 118 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national tally to 4,346. Three additional deaths were also reported, taking the national toll to 70. Advertisement Advertisement The three fatalities were all elderly patients with pre-existing health conditions, the Malaysian health ministry said. A further 222 patients have been discharged,
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
New single-day record for NY virus deaths as hospitalisations fall
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NEW YORK: America’s coronavirus epicentre of New York recorded a new single-day high of 799 COVID-19 deaths on Thursday (Apr 9) but Governor Andrew Cuomo said the rate of hospitalisations continued to fall. Cuomo said 799 people died in the last 24 hours, outdoing the previous high of 779 announced on Wednesday, but added that the curve
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
Indonesia reports biggest jump in coronavirus deaths
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JAKARTA: Indonesia reported its biggest daily jump in coronavirus deaths on Thursday (Apr 9), bringing the total confirmed number to 280 in the world’s fourth most populous country, the highest death toll in Asia outside China where the virus first emerged. Indonesia confirmed 40 more deaths and its death toll accounts for nearly half of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
US COVID-19 deaths exceed 14,600, second-highest in world after Italy
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WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday (Apr 8) surpassed 14,600 COVID-19 deaths, the second-highest in the world after Italy. The pandemic has now claimed the lives of at least 14,695 people in the United States, which leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 429,052, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins
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