The global coronavirus pandemic has killed over 882,000 people and infected more than 27 million. Here are the updates for September 6:
A city health worker takes a resident’s blood sample at Morro da Providencia favela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 3, 2020.
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Sunday, September 6, 2020
Brazil reports 30,168 cases, 682 deaths
Brazil recorded 30,168 additional confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, as well as 682 deaths from the disease, the Health Ministry said.
Brazil has registered 4.1 million cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 126,203, according to ministry data.
Brazil has the second highest number of coronavirus cases and related deaths in the world. India, which has now registered more than 4 million cases, could soon overtake Brazil.
Missouri analysis adds dozens more virus deaths
Missouri added 77 Covid-19 related deaths to its total on Saturday, most of which occurred weeks or months ago.
The state’s Department of Health and Senior Services blamed technical issues in a tweet for the spike that brought the state’s total number of deaths since the pandemic began to 1,639.
The newly reported deaths included five that occurred over the past 24 hours, with the bulk occurring from June to August.
“Through continuing efforts to ensure data transparency and quality, DHSS analysts discovered an inconsistency in death certificate diagnosis codes when compared to case information contained in DHSS disease surveillance systems,” health officials said in a tweet.
“After thorough analysis and evaluation, these additional Covid-19-associated deaths were identified. We expect to report more (although not as many as today) of these on Sunday as we work to complete this evaluation of cases.”
Health officials also reported that the number of confirmed cases had risen by 1,987 to 92,202.
Amid the rise in cases, St Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson announced on Friday in a social media post that bars, restaurants and nightclubs must continue to restrict capacity to 50% and close no later than 11 pm each night. The restrictions were originally set to end September 7.
Florida officials urge vigilance over Labour Day
Florida officials are urging vigilance over the Labor Day holiday weekend.
That’s despite the fewest number of new deaths, about 60, since mid-July. Officials have been urging Floridians to wear face masks and observe social distancing throughout the three-day holiday weekend, particularly at beaches and other public places.
On Saturday, the state reported nearly 3,700 news cases of coronavirus, pushing the total number of infections to nearly 644,000 since the outbreak began in the spring.
France reports 8,550 new daily infections
French health authorities reported 8,550 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday, down from Friday's 8,975.
Friday's figure had set a new all-time high of daily additional infections since the disease started to spread in the country at the end of the winter.
The number of people in France who have died from Covid-19 increased by 12 to 30,698, and the cumulative number of cases now totals 317,706.
Source: trtworld.com
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