China reports huge rise in COVID-related deaths
- 15-Jan-2023
Nearly 60,000 people with COVID have died in hospitals since China abruptly dismantled its zero-COVID policy in early December. A steep increase from previously reported figures that follows global criticism of the country’s coronavirus data. Between December 8 and January 12, the number of COVID-related deaths in Chinese hospitals totalled 59,938 with an average age […]
COVID hospital deaths rise on weekends
- 20-Apr-2022
The average number of global deaths from COVID-19 were 6% higher on weekends compared to weekdays throughout the pandemic, according to statistics reported to the World Health Organization between March 2020 and March 2022. The research, scheduled for presentation this month at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, found that worldwide there […]
Malaysia posts record monthly COVID-19 deaths as authorities cite backlog
- 01-Oct-2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded 9,671 deaths due to COVID-19 in September, the deadliest month since the pandemic began, government data showed on Friday, though authorities have said the increase was mostly due to the delayed inclusion of fatalities from previous months. The spike has pushed Malaysia’s death toll to among the highest per capita in […]
Pakistan registers 161 more COVID deaths, 3,377 new cases
- 04-May-2021
The positivity rate of new cases was recorded at 8.98%, the NCOC said.
India posts record daily rise in COVID-19 cases of 386,452
- 30-Apr-2021
India has added about 7.7 million cases to its total case load since the end of February, when its second wave picked up steam, according to a Reuters tally.
131 more COVID deaths, 5,112 new cases reported in Pakistan
- 30-Apr-2021
The COVID positivity ratio was recorded at 10.41 percent during the last 24 hours.
KP reports new 35 Covid deaths, 958 fresh infections
- 17-Apr-2021
New Covid deaths in the province take the KP casualty tally to 2,867 since the first outbreak of the virus, the health department confirmed