A health worker distributes informative leaflets in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Oct. 6, 2020. (Photo by Sanaullah Seiam/Xinhua)
-- Bangladesh's COVID-19 cases rise to 394,827, death toll reaches 5,747;
-- Tokyo's new cases remain in triple digits for 3rd straight day;
-- The Philippines reports 1,664 new cases, near 364,000 in total;
-- India's tally rises to 7,706,946, death toll at 116,616.
HONG KONG, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia-Pacific countries on Thursday:
KABUL -- Afghanistan reported 116 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total tally to 40,626 cases, the country's Ministry of Public Health confirmed.
Four COVID-19 patients succumbed to the virus, taking the number of people who lost their lives to 1,505 since the outbreak of the pandemic in February.
The number of people recovered stands at 33,831 after seven patients recovered during the period.
Girls take a selfie with the Kans Grass flowers in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Oct. 5, 2020. (Xinhua)
DHAKA -- Bangladesh reported 1,696 new COVID-19 cases and 24 new deaths on Thursday, bringing its total cases to 394,827 and the death toll to 5,747, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
The official data showed the total number of recovered patients in the country stood at 310,532, including 1,687 new recoveries on Thursday.
Workers spray disinfectant near the Merdeka Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct. 17, 2020. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia reported 847 new COVID-19 infections, the Health Ministry said, bringing the national total to 23,804.
Five more deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 204.
Another 486 patients have been released after recovery, bringing the total cured and discharged to 15,417, or 64.8 percent of all cases.
Of the remaining 8,183 active cases, 90 are being held in intensive care and 29 of those are in need of assisted breathing.
People acting the roles of spectators wait in line with social distance outside the pedestrian screening areas during the screening demonstration test at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)
TOKYO -- Tokyo reported 185 new daily COVID-19 cases, rising from 150 infections confirmed the previous day, bringing the cumulative total in the capital to 29,520.
According to the Tokyo metropolitan government's preliminary figures, the latest daily tally marks the third straight day when new cases have been in triple digits.
The metropolitan government said of those newly infected, the majority were aged in 20s and 30s, although numbers in their 40s and 50s were also comparatively high.
A woman wearing a face mask buys vegetable at a market in Manila, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
MANILA -- The Philippines' Department of Health reported 1,664 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the country's total tally to 363,888.
The department said that 843 more patients recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 312,333. The death toll climbed to 6,783 with 38 newly reported deaths from the coronavirus pandemic.
The health department said it has tested over 4.21 million people nationwide. The Philippines has a population of about 110 million.
Two cyclists pass by giant trees at the entrance to a park in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, Oct. 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)
WELLINGTON -- New Zealand reported two new imported cases of COVID-19, both imported cases in managed isolation facilities.
The first case arrived on Monday from the Netherlands via Dubai and the second case arrived on Wednesday from Doha. They were both tested on arrival after developing symptoms on their journey, according to the Ministry of Health.
The country's total number of active cases is now 58. New Zealand's total number of confirmed cases is now 1,558, which is the number reported to the World Health Organization, it said.
A woman walks past a pink muhly grass field in the Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)
SEOUL -- South Korea reported 121 more cases of the COVID-19 as of midnight Wednesday local time compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 25,543.
The daily caseload rose above 100 in seven days, marking the highest in October due to small cluster infections in Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi province as well as imported cases.
Three more deaths were confirmed, leaving the death toll at 453. The total fatality rate stood at 1.77 percent.
People walk past the graffiti art to create awareness on COVID-19 in Bangalore, India, Oct. 12, 2020. (Str/Xinhua)
NEW DELHI -- India's COVID-19 tally reached 7,706,946 as 55,839 more cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data released by the health ministry.
The death toll surged to 116,616, with 702 deaths recorded since Wednesday morning.
Still there are 715,812 active COVID-19 cases in the country. In all 6,874,518 people have been successfully cured.
For nearly a week the number of active COVID-19 cases has been below the 800,000-mark in the country.■
