Asia-Pacific Coronavirus News: India's tally surpasses 7.9 mln, Indonesia reports 3,222 new cases

Source: Xinhua| 2020-10-26 19:49:29|Editor: huaxia

An art school student draws a wall painting to raise people's awareness of protective measures against COVID-19 in Agartala, in India's northeast state of Tripura, Oct. 12, 2020. (Str/Xinhua)

-- India's deaths rise to 119,014, total cases reach 7,909,959;

-- Infections in Indonesia increase by 3,222 to 392,934;

-- The Philippines reports 1,607 new cases, tally at 371,630;

-- Malaysia reports 1,240 new infections, 27,805 in total.

HONG KONG, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Asia-Pacific countries:

NEW DELHI -- India's total tally reached 7,909,959 as 45,148 more cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data released by the federal health ministry.

The death toll surged to 119,014, with 480 deaths recorded since Sunday morning.

This is the first time in nearly four months when new cases per day have fallen below 50,000-mark and deaths per day below 500 in the country.

Still there are 653,717 active COVID-19 cases in the country. In all 7,137,228 people have been successfully cured.

A worker sanitizes the door of a shop at a market in Agartala, the capital city of India's northeastern state of Tripura, Oct. 18, 2020. (Str/Xinhua)

JAKARTA -- The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 3,222 within one day to 392,934, with the death toll adding by 112 to 13,411, the health ministry said on Monday.

According to the ministry, 3,908 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 317,672.

A woman wearing a face mask walks on the street in Jakarta, Oct. 20, 2020. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri)

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported 1,607 new confirmed cases, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 371,630.

The DOH said 245 more patients had recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 328,258, and the death toll climbed to 7,039 after 62 more patients died.

People are seen in the rain brought by typhoon Molave in Manila, the Philippines on Oct. 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia reported 1,240 new COVID-19 infections in the highest daily spike since the outbreak, bringing the national total to 27,805, the health ministry said on Monday.

The government also announced the extension of movement restrictive measures in several areas including the capital city Kuala Lumpur to curb the spread.

Another seven deaths have been reported, pushing the total deaths to 236.

A man wearing face mask rides a bicycle near the Merdeka Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct. 18, 2020. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

SEOUL -- South Korea reported 119 more cases as of 0:00 a.m. Monday local time compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 25,955.

Of the new cases, 20 were Seoul residents and 65 were people residing in Gyeonggi province.

Twenty-five were imported from overseas, lifting the combined figure to 3,663.

No more death was confirmed, leaving the death toll at 457. The total fatality rate stood at 1.76 percent.

A woman takes a walk in the Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)

KABUL -- The Afghan Ministry of Public Health confirmed 104 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of patients to 40,937 in the country, including 5,269 active cases.

A total of 431 tests were conducted within the past 24 hours, and 104 were positive in nine provinces out of 34 Afghan provinces, the ministry said in a statement.

Four patients died within the period, taking the death toll to 1,518 since February, the statement added.

A child shows harvested cotton in Kandahar, south Afghanistan, Oct. 18, 2020. (Photo by Sanaullah Seiam/Xinhua)

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