Thailand reports over 3,000 daily COVID-19 cases for 5 days in row, Pakistan's fatalities exceed 22,000

2021-06-21 12:05:29 GMT2021-06-21 20:05:29(Beijing Time) Xinhua English

HONG KONG, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in Asia-Pacific countries as India reported 53,256 new cases on Monday while Thailand reported over 3,000 daily cases for five days in a row.

India's COVID-19 tally rose to 29,935,221, with 53,256 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours, said the health ministry.

This was the second consecutive day when less than 60,000 daily cases were reported in a day. The number of new cases is the lowest in the past 88 days, said the health ministry.

Besides, 1,422 more patients died during the period, taking the death toll to 388,135.

The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 5,249 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,364,239.

The death toll climbed to 23,749 after 128 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said.

The Philippines has detected four additional cases of the more transmissible Delta coronavirus variant first found in India, bringing the total cases in the country to 17, the DOH said on Monday.

Thailand reported 3,175 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, marking the fifth consecutive day recording over 3,000 coronavirus infections as it was gradually easing restrictions for economic recovery.

With the new infections, the number of cumulative cases in Thailand rose to 221,306, with over 85 percent of them recorded since April 1 when the third wave of the pandemic hit and quickly spread across the country.

An additional 29 deaths from COVID-19 were recorded on Monday, taking the total fatalities to 1,658, according to the Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration.

While the COVID-19 situation in Thailand remains severe, especially in the capital Bangkok and its neighboring provinces, the Thai government was easing restrictions nationwide gradually.

Thirty more people died of COVID-19 in Pakistan on Sunday, raising the death toll to 22,007 in the country, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Monday.

The country also reported 907 new cases, one of the lowest in a few months, raising the tally of the confirmed cases to 949,175, said the NCOC, the department leading the country's campaign against the pandemic.

A total of 893,148 people have recovered from the disease, and the number of active cases is 34,020, the center said, adding that a total of 2,238 critical patients are being treated in the country.

The Japanese government's plans for companies and universities to begin administering COVID-19 vaccines on-site began on Monday for people aged under 65, while seven prefectures including Tokyo shifted from a fully-fledged to quasi-state of coronavirus emergency.

As the government ramps up its vaccination drive, it lifted the coronavirus state of emergency covering nine prefectures including Tokyo and Osaka on Monday, with Okinawa remaining under the emergency measures until July 11 due to a surge in COVID-19 cases and an overstretched medical system.

Around 16 percent of Japan's population of 126 million has now received at least one dose of the vaccine.

South Korea reported 357 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 151,506.

The daily caseload was down from 429 in the prior day, falling below 400 for the first time in six days due to fewer virus tests over the weekend. The daily average caseload for the past week was 462.

Two more deaths were confirmed, leaving the death toll at 2,004. The total fatality rate stood at 1.32 percent. Enditem

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