Elderly people wait in the observation area after getting the COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Agartala, the capital city of India's northeastern state of Tripura, March 2, 2021. (Str/Xinhua)
-- India's total cases reach 11,173,761;
-- Infections in Indonesia increase by 6,971 to 1,368,069;
-- The Philippines reports 3,045 new cases, tally at 587,704;
-- S. Korea reports 398 new infections, 91,638 in total.
HONG KONG, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia-Pacific countries:
NEW DELHI -- India's total tally rose to 11,173,761 as 16,838 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry.
According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 157,548 as 113 patients died since Thursday morning.
There are still 176,319 active cases in the country, while 10,839,894 people have been discharged so far from hospitals after medical treatment.
A health worker prepares a shot of COVID-19 vaccine in Gauhati, India, March 1, 2021. (Str/Xinhua)
JAKARTA -- The confirmed cases in Indonesia rose by 6,971 within one day to 1,368,069, with the death toll adding by 129 to 37,026, the health ministry said.
According to the ministry, 6,331 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 1,182,687.
A medical worker takes a syringe containing a shot of COVID-19 vaccine at the Poris Plawad public transport terminal in Tangerang, Indonesia, on March 4, 2021. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri)
MANILA -- The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 3,045 new confirmed cases, the highest daily tally in more than four months, bringing the total number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the Southeast Asian country to 587,704.
The DOH reported 3,139 daily cases on Oct. 16 last year.
The death toll climbed to 12,423 after 19 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said. It added that 178 more patients recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 535,207.
Policemen from the Philippine National Police (PNP) collect rubbish as they join other members of various government and private organizations in a coastal cleanup activity along the coastal area of Manila Bay in Las Pinas City, the Philippines on March 3, 2021. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
SEOUL -- South Korea reported 398 more cases, raising the total number of infections to 91,638.
Of the new cases, 129 were Seoul residents and 168 were people residing in Gyeonggi province. Seventeen cases were imported from overseas, lifting the combined figure to 7,146.
Eight more deaths were confirmed, leaving the death toll at 1,627. The total fatality rate stood at 1.78 percent.
A total of 398 more patients were discharged from quarantine after making full recovery, pulling up the combined number to 82,560.
A medical staff member (R) in a protective suit conducts preliminary clinical consulting with a local resident to be vaccinated in Buk-gu of Gwangju, South Korea, Feb. 26, 2021. (NEWSIS/Handout via Xinhua)
BANGKOK -- Thailand confirmed 79 new cases, mostly domestic, according to a report of the Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Of the 79 cases, 65 were reported as domestic while 14 others referred to those who had returned from abroad and tested positive for the coronavirus in the country, the CCSA report says.
Thailand has so far confirmed 26,241 cases of infection, 23,418 of which were reported as domestic while 2,823 others referred to those who had returned from abroad and tested positive in the country.
So far, 25,641 patients have fully recovered and been released from hospitals while 515 others are currently hospitalized and 85 fatalities have been reported.
Worshipers move around with lotuses, incense and candles in hands as a means of Makha Bucha veneration at a temple in Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 26, 2021. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)■
