The number of new corona infections in many European countries increases and more than 800 people are infected at the Awa dance in Tokushima prefecture, Japan – yqqlm

According to the latest data from the World Health Organization website, as of 17:39 CET on the 23rd, there were 611,421,786 confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide and 6,512,438 deaths.

Americas: More than 10,000 deaths from new crown pneumonia in Iowa, USA

According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, at 10:23 am Beijing 24th time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States reached 96,056,075, and the cumulative number of deaths was 1,056,373. .

Iowa officials reported this week that more than 10,000 people have died from the coronavirus in the state, the Associated Press reported.

According to Iowa’s updated data on the 21st, the state’s death toll related to the new coronavirus infection was 10,051. Using a seven-day moving average, the state records an average of eight deaths per day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The report pointed out that nearly a third of Iowa residents have not been vaccinated against the new corona, and the population who received at least one dose of the vaccine represents 69.3 percent of the total population, ranking 33rd in the country.

According to a report by South American media MercoPress on the 23rd, Peru’s health authorities announced that nationwide it will no longer be mandatory for people to wear masks indoors. But masks are still mandatory on public transport, in hospitals and around anyone with clinical respiratory diseases.

Europe: The number of new coronary infections in many countries is increasing

According to the US political news website Politico, the number of new coronary infections and hospitalizations in the northern European country is on the rise due to the cold.

Belgian health authorities say a new wave of coronavirus infections in the country will hit in mid-October. In the week ending September 19, the number of new confirmed cases of the new crown in the country increased by 17% from the previous week.

According to the Danish Institute for Infectious Diseases, the country’s Covid-19 infection rate has reversed and, after a long period of decline, infection rates are stabilizing or rising slightly across regions.

In the UK, the number of confirmed new cases of new crowns in the country increased by 13% in the week ending 17 September compared to the previous week; the number of hospitalizations in the week ending September 19 increased by 17% compared to the previous week.

Public health authorities, including the World Health Organization, have been warning for months that coronavirus infections could rise again during the cold season.

According to the TASS news agency, the new Russian headquarters for the prevention and control of the coronavirus outbreak reported on the 23rd that in the last 24 hours the country had 53,335 new confirmed cases of new corona and the cumulative number of cases confirmed reached 20,694,894; 104 new cases deaths were added and the cumulative number of deaths reached 386,551 people.

Asia: over 800 people infected at the Awa dance party in Tokushima prefecture in Japan

According to the Japan Broadcasting Association TV (NHK) report, on the 23rd, Japan added 63,871 new confirmed cases of new crowns and 87 new deaths.

According to the Japanese “Asahi Shimbun” report of 22, in August of this year, the Awa dance was held in Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, after a lapse of three years, but about a quarter of the participants, including dancers, were infected with the new corona virus. , the number of confirmed cases exceeds 800.

According to Yonhap News Agency, according to the Central Epidemic Prevention Countermeasures Headquarters of South Korea report on the 24th, as of 0:00 that day, South Korea added 29,353 new confirmed cases of new crown as of 0:00 that day. previous, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 24.59 million; 63 new deaths were added. There were more than 28,000 cases, with an average mortality rate of 0.11%.