PAKISTAN : Pakistan has reported 1,579 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total count to 263,496.According to Radio Pakistan, 46 people have succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours.

The total death toll now stands at 5,568.Out of the total confirmed cases, 112,118 cases have been reported in Sindh, 89,793 in Punjab, 31,890 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 11,424 in Balochistan, 14,576 in Islamabad and 1,807 in Gilgit Baltistan.Sindh government spokesperson tweeted, "In Sindh, so far 3,249 children under the age of 10 and 22,554 people above the age of 50 have been infected by COVID-19.

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Man City vs Real Madrid exempt from new Covid-19 lockdown rules on travellers from Spain

straight to your inbox Manchester City’s Champions League showdown with Real Madrid will go ahead as scheduled despite the government’s clampdown on people travelling from Spain. The UK decided yesterday to impose restrictions on anyone arriving in the country from Spain following a spike in coronavirus cases, requiring them to self-isolate for 14 days after touching down.

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West Bengal COVID-19: No flights from Kolkata, trains cancelled on next biweekly lockdown

PTI, an official from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport confirmed the flight suspension on next Wednesday. On the extension of flight cancellations on those days when the full lockdown is implemented in West Bengal, the official said the state government will take the final decision.

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2,605 new COVID-19 cases reported in Bihar

PATNA : Bihar reported 2,605 COVID-19 cases in the last two days, taking the total number of cases in the state to 38,919.According to the state health department, 1,311 cases were reported on Friday, and 1,294 cases on Saturday.The state health department also informed that a total of 12,461 samples were tested on Saturday, and 24,520 patients have been cured/discharged till now.The recovery rate of coronavirus in the state stands at 67.52%, according to the bulletin.Meanwhile, India reported a spike of 48,661 coronavirus cases and 705 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.A total of 9,46,777 tests have been done so far and the number of tests per million in the national capital stands

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Spain imposes new restrictions at nightclubs, beaches as coronavirus rebounds

Spain’s most beloved summer venues — are facing new lockdown restrictions after turning into coronavirus hot spots.The northeast region of Catalonia now hosts two of the most worrying virus hotspots in Spain, prompting authorities to tighten restrictions in Barcelona and a rural area around Lleida that were relaxed only a month ago when Spain had its devastating outbreak in check.Britain has put Spain back on its unsafe list and announced Saturday that travellers arriving in the U.K. from Spain must now quarantine for 14 days.

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Amitabh Bachchan opens up on how Covid-19 affects mental health of patients

Here is what he wrote on his blog: In the darkness of the night and the shiver of the cold room , I sing .. eyes shut in attempted sleep ..

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Over 30 bank employees at a main branch in Tamil Nadu test covid positive

TIRUCHIRAPPALLI : As many as 38 employees of the main branch of a leading nationalised bank in this city have tested positive for coronavirus, officials from the bank and the local civic body said on Sunday.According to the officials, the customers who visited the bank have also been advised to voluntarily appear for coronavirus tests.Earlier, a senior official of the branch who was suffering from other complications, had succumbed to the contagion.The positive cases came to light after a mass medical screening camp was held at the bank recently, the officials said.The bank is frequented by customers including pensioners and loan applicants.Senior bank officials said the disinfection process had been completed today and indicated the bank

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Covid-hit MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan gives survival tips from hospital bed

posted a video on Twitter in which he advised people not to panic."I am fine. Corona Warriors' team is very dedicated.

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Baseball fans in South Korea back in stands amid COVID-19

SEOUL – Masked fans hopped, sang and shouted cheers in baseball stadiums in South Korea on Sunday as authorities began allowing spectators to return to professional sports amid the coronavirus pandemic.After a weeks-long delay, South Korea’s 2020 baseball season began in early May without fans in the stands amid a then-slowing virus outbreak in the country. Seats in baseball stadiums had since been filled with cheering banners, dolls or pictures of fans.On Sunday, the Korean Baseball Organization allowed a limited number of fans, or 10% of the stadium capacity, to watch games live.

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Oxford's COVID-19 vaccine India trial to start soon: Cost, production — what we know so far

COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford, in India.Known as AZD1222, the vaccine candidate has been made by the Jenner Institute, a part of the Nuffield Department of Medicine at the University of Oxford. The formulation is backed by by AstraZeneca PLC, a British-Swedish pharmaceutical company.

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DRDO team visits Bihar to select site for setting up 500-bed covid hospital

MUZAFFARPUR : A two-member team of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) visited Bihar's Muzaffarpur district to find a suitable location for setting up a 500-bed temporary COVID-19 hospital, an official said on Sunday.The hospital, to be built on the lines of another facility set up by the DRDO in Delhi, will cater to coronavirus patients in north Bihar, he said.The DRDO team, accompanied by district administration officials, explored four sites in Muzaffarpur on Saturday -- Chakkar Maidan, Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology (MIT), Patahi airport and CRPF camp at Jhapahan, District Magistrate Chandrashekhar Singh said.Once the site is chosen, work will begin immediately, and the facility is likely to get operational in

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31 fresh COVID-19 cases in Andamans; tally rises to 290

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS : Thirty-one more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, taking the Union Territory's caseload to 290 on Sunday, a senior health official said.One of the new patients had recently returned to the Union Territory while 30 fresh cases were detected during local contact tracing, Health Department Deputy Director Dr Avijit Roy said.The fresh infections have taken the number of active cases in the Union Territory to 114 while 176 people have recovered from COVID-19 so far, he said.BJP's Andaman and Nicobar Islands unit president Ajay Bairagi and a few other party leaders have quarantined themselves after coming in contact with a COVID-19 patient, sources said.The COVID-19 patient, son

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36 inmates of Etah jail test positive for COVID-19

ETAH : As many as 36 inmates of the district jail here have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said.Jailor, Kuldeep Singh Bhadauria, said that in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases, the district and jail administration have set up a temporary jail at a school here.Chief Medical Superintendent, Ajay Agarwal, said, "As per reports obtained from the Sarojini Naidu Medical College, Agra, 36 inmates of the Etah district jail have been found COVID-19 positive."Bhadauria said that an administrative officer and deputy jailor have been posted at the temporary jail."Instead of sending a person directly to the jail, they are being sent to the temporary jail, where they will be tested for COVID-19.

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Singapore sees 481 new Covid-19 cases, all foreigners; overall tally past 50,000

Singapore: Singapore reported 481 new COVID-19 cases, all foreigners, on Sunday as the nationwide tally of the infections touched 50,369, the health ministry said.Of the new cases, 476 are migrant workers living in dormitories, while five community cases reported are also foreigners holding work passes, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).There are also four imported cases, who had been placed on stay-home notice upon their arrival in Singapore.On Thursday, the MOH said the average number of new daily cases in the community in a week has decreased from nine cases two weeks ago to seven in the past week.Meanwhile, two of the six imported cases reported on Saturday were permanent residents here who had returned from India on July 12 and from

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Decoding 'camouflage' coronavirus in the host cell may lead to drug development

novel coronavirus uses to make its genetic sequence seem like a part of the host's own, an advance that may lead to the development of new antiviral drugs against COVID-19.According to the study, published in the journal Nature Communications, the molecule nsp10 modifies the viral mRNAs (which are blueprints for producing proteins) to mimic host cell's own mRNAs.The researchers from the The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) in the US said by enabling this modification, nsp10 protects the virus from host cell immune response."It's a camouflage.

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This country had no new covid cases for more than 3 months, then reports 2 cases

coronavirus cases after more than three months of no new infections of such, prompting authorities in the city of Danang to restrict activities to prevent a wider spread of the disease.One patient, a 57-year-old man, had been in Danang city for about a month and hadn’t traveled to other provinces, the government said in a statement on Saturday. He had no communication with strangers, and was mostly in contact with family members and neighbors.

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Crematorium fees waived for Covid19 victims in Bengaluru

COVID-19 infection in Bengaluru and said the city civic body would bear the cost. It said that from now on, families of the COVID deceased need not pay any fees fixed by the city civic body- Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)- across 12 electric crematoriums in the city."There were reports in the media about difficulties faced in performing the last rites of those who died due to COVID-19 infections.

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Covid-19: Goa govt reviewing decision on municipal polls

Goa government on Sunday said it is re-evaluating the decision to hold municipal council elections in October in light of the COVID-19 situation in the state.The government said that decision to conduct the elections is "yet to be conveyed.""The Government clarified that the decision about municipal council elections in prevailing COVID-19 pandemic is yet to be conveyed," the Goa government said in a statement."Presently, the Government is re-evaluating the recommendation/approval in light of the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the state," it added.The State Government had earlier accorded approval to the state election commission to hold the elections in October, much before the onset of a present pandemic.According to the Union Health

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After recovering, 100-year-old Karnataka woman says 'Covid is like common cold'

covid-19 death toll in the country rose to 32,063 with 705 fatalities being recorded in a day on Sunday.There are 4,67,882 active cases of coronavirus infection presently in the country. Around 63.92% people have recovered so far.Meanwhile, a 100-year-old woman resident of Huvina Hadagali town in Bellary district here recovered from covid-19 after testing positive for the virus earlier this month."Doctors treated me well.

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Bill Gates sees South Korea covid vaccine promise

coronavirus vaccine kits by next June, the Microsoft Corp. co-founder said in a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in.Gates is seeking to cooperate closely with South Korea, the presidential office in Seoul said Sunday, citing the July 20 letter.

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Philadelphia Union advance with 1-0 win over New England Revolution

REUNION, FLORIDA - JULY 25: Sergio Santos #17 of Philadelphia Union scores a goal past Matt Turner #30 of New England Revolution in the second half during the knockout round of the MLS is Back Tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on July 2 (Getty Images)LAKE BUENA VISTA, - Sergio Santos scored in the 63rd minute and the Philadelphia Union overcame a quiet first half to advance to the quarterfinals of the MLS is Back tournament with a 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night.The Union will play the winner of Sunday's match between the Vancouver Whitecaps and Sporting Kansas City in a quarterfinal on Thursday.The Revolution were eliminated but not without some drama.

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Rio de Janeiro cancels New Year's Eve festivities over virus

The annual New Year's Eve celebrations which traditionally see millions of people gathered on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro have been cancelled this year as Brazil grapples with surging coronavirus infections.

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Calls for Scottish suicide statistics to be published more often amid fears Covid-19 could spark 'tidal wave'

suicides more regularly, amid fears the coronavirus pandemic could spark a "tidal wave" of mental health problems. Liberal Democrat health spokesman Alex Cole-Hamilton called on ministers to make data available quarterly, or even monthly, instead of on an annual basis.

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India's first covid vaccine Covaxin update: 'Encouraging' trial results so far

Here are updates from human trial of covid vaccine Covaxin:"First part of phase-1 of vaccine trial (Covaxin) has been completed. 50 people across India were administered the vaccine and the results were encouraging.

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Mandatory to submit Aadhaar card number for Covid-19 testing in Rajasthan

Aadhaar card (like small children), then one has to submit the Aadhar Card number of older family members.According to new guidelines, it is mandatory for testing labs to provide the COVID-19 testing results within 24 hours.The state has the capacity to test more than 40,000 COVID-19 samples in a day, it said.As per the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry, there are a total of 34,178 COVID-19 cases in Rajasthan including 9,029 active cases, 24,547 cured/discharged/migrated and 602 deaths.This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.Click here to read the Mint ePaperLivemint.com is now on Telegram.

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Joey King got tested for COVID-19 to hug her Kissing Booth co-star Taylor Zakhar Perez

The pair's new Netflix movie, The Kissing Booth 2, dropped at midnight on Friday.In order to safely celebrate together,Joey King and her co-star Taylor Zakhar Perez underwent coronavirus testing to enjoy an at-home viewing party and slice of cake.'Got tested just so we could hug today,' the 20-year-oldGolden Globe nominee wrote under a sweet snap of herself wrapping both arms around the budding Netflix star via Instagram Story.

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How do people catch coronavirus? What we know so far

Covid-19, spreads by close personal contact via tiny particles emitted when an infected person coughs, sneezes, speaks, sings -- or even just breathes normally. These can infect another person by falling into an eye, nose or mouth, by being inhaled or getting stuck on a hand and transferred to one of these entry sites.

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Minus Strasburg, Nats top Yanks 9-2 on Robles' 3 hits, 4 RBI

WASHINGTON – Victor Robles jump-started Washington’s dormant offense by delivering three hits and four RBIs, including a homer he celebrated by pantomiming pandemic-appropriate “air high-fives” with teammates, helping the Nationals beat the New York Yankees 9-2 on Saturday night without scratched starter Stephen Strasburg and despite five errors.Asdrúbal Cabrera and Michael A. Taylor also homered for Washington, which lost 2019 World Series MVP Strasburg to a nerve issue in his pitching hand two days after putting slugger Juan Soto on the COVID-19 injured list because he tested positive for the illness.

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North Korea reports first COVID-19 case

North Korea has reported what it says is its first suspected case of the coronavirus.

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Bihar Cabinet nod to 'special family pension' for dependents of govt staff who die of covid-19

PATNA : The Bihar Cabinet on Saturday agreed to give "special family pension" to the dependents of state government staff who die of covid-19 while on duty, according to an official release.The dependent of a government employee, who die of covid-19 while on duty, will be given the benefit of compassionate ground, for getting a job, besides other existing benefits, Cabinet Secretariat Department's Special Secretary Mithilesh Kumar Singh said in the release.If the dependent doesn't want to avail the benefit of compassionate ground, then the family will be given full salary of the staff, who died due to covid-19, as "special family pension" till the date retirement, he said.This decision will be effective from April 1, 2020 to March 31,

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PBO report reveals public employees paid to stay home

A new report by the Parliamentary Budget Office reveals that Ottawa has paid millions of dollars to public servants during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of who actually haven’t had to work. Mike Le Couteur reports.

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University tuitions on the rise despite move to online courses amid COVID-19

pandemic.As the world adjusts to life with COVID-19, universities are following the advice of public health officials and doing what they can to limit group gatherings — that means across the country the majority of post-secondary courses will be taking place online. Coronavirus is changing how university works.

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COVID-19 surge prompts states to reimpose restrictions

The United States is struggling to contain new COVID-19 outbreaks, as cases and deaths surge across the country, sparking a fresh wave of restrictions in states like Texas and California. Jennifer Johnson reports.

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Tigers celebrate Cabrera milestones, rally 6-4 over Reds

CINCINNATI – Miguel Cabrera passed two superstars with a homer Saturday night, and JaCoby Jones hit a two-run shot in the ninth off Raisel Iglesias, rallying the Detroit Tigers to a 6-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.Jones snapped a 4-4 tie with his homer into the Reds' bullpen in center field off Raisel Iglesias (0-1), who set a Reds record for a reliever with 12 losses last year.Cabrera salvaged his four-strikeout day with a seventh-inning, two-run home run that lifted Detroit to a brief 4-3 lead and broke a tie with Adrian Beltre for 30th place on the career home run list. Cabrera now has 478.

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Kerala fixes rates for COVID-19 treatment, lays down norms

Kerala government on Saturday issued an order fixing rates for COVID-19 treatment at private hospitals and laying down guidelines in this regard. State Health Minister K K Shailaja said the order has been issued to all the private hospitals empanelled under Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhathi (KASP) and the government- referred patients in private healthcare institutions which are not under the KSAP.The State HealthAgency (SHA), which implements the KSAP, has issued the guidelines."Patients can seek medical care from any government or private hospitals.

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State regulator announces meetings to help form new reopening plans for bars

In a tweet, Department of Business and Professional Regulation Secretary Halsey Beshears said: “Next week starting Friday, I’m going to set meetings throughout Florida with breweries and bars to discuss ideas on how to reopen. We will come up with a Safe, Smart and Step-by-step plan based on input, science and relative facts on how to reopen as soon as possible.DeSantis initially stopped bars and nightclubs from serving alcohol for on-site consumption as part of an emergency order on March 20 that was aimed at stopping the spread of the virus.The order was lifted on June 5 in all but South Florida, which has been hit hardest by the pandemic.

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Ozuna homers off Díaz, Braves beat Mets in new extras format

NEW YORK – Marcell Ozuna hit a tying homer off shaky closer Edwin Díaz with two outs in the ninth inning, Dansby Swanson scored automatic runner Adam Duvall with a leadoff single in the 10th and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 5-3 on Saturday.New York loaded the bases in the bottom of the 10th with no outs against Luke Jackson (1-0). Pinch-hitter Dominic Smith managed a sacrifice fly, but Jackson recovered and retired Wilson Ramos to end it.Ozuna, signed to an $18 million, one-year free agent deal in January, energized Atlanta's struggling offense with his opposite-field drive against Díaz.

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‘RHOA’s Sheree Whitfield Reveals Her COVID-19 Symptoms As She Urges Fans To ‘Take It Serious’

Real Housewives Of Atlanta star Sheree Whitfield, 50, never thought she’d come down with COVID-19. “It’s no joke,” Sheree told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY during an Instagram Live episode of TVTalk on July 20.

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Posting on Quebec’s COVID-19 frontline shaped Duvernay-Tardif’s decision: agent

Young adults given new warnings as coronavirus cases spike across CanadaDuvernay-Tardif documented some of his time at Centre Gertrude-Lafrance, a facility in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, south of Montreal, on his social media accounts.“Laurent is a person with a lot of convictions and has always been true to his beliefs and what he thinks is the right thing to do for him,” Ghavami said.The NFL and its players association agreed earlier Friday to an opt-out clause for the upcoming season. Those who choose to voluntarily will reportedly receive a US$150,000 stipend rather than their contractual salary while those with medical opt-outs will receive $350,000.The deadline to opt out is Aug.

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Sharon Horgan: Filming Divorce took major toll on my mental health

Sharon Horgan has said she “lost her mind completely” and developed anxiety while filming her TV comedy Divorce.

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Posting on Quebec’s COVID-19 frontline shaped Duvernay Tardif’s decision: agent

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Coronavirus: Quebec NFL player Laurent Duvernay-Tardif opts out of 2020 season to focus on medicine

Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif’s decision to sit out the 2020 NFL season and focus on medicine wasn’t an easy one, but his experience on the front lines of Quebec’s COVID-19 fight at a long-term care home shaped that decision, his agent said Saturday.

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Coronavirus: Montreal’s La Ronde opens its doors to season-pass holders

The Montreal-area amusement park La Ronde has officially opened for the season. But as Global’s Kwabena Oduro reports, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the park will operate at reduced attendance levels.

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The Kissing Booth 2's Joey King & Taylor Zakhar Perez Got Tested for COVID-19 So They Could Reunite!

Joey King and Taylor Zakhar Perez have the number one movie on Netflix and they got tested for COVID-19 so that they could reunite to celebrate the news!

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North Korea declares state of emergency amid fears of first coronavirus case

North Korea has declared a state of emergency amid fears the country has its first case of coronavirus.

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Be mindful of COVID-19 risk amid Manitoba reopening: epidemiologist

4 new COVID-19 cases as Phase 4 of Manitoba’s reopening plan launched “Within every stage and phase and policy being contemplated, there’s really no risk-free options,” said Cynthia Carr, an EPI Research Inc. epidemiologist and principal.

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Canada records 4 coronavirus-related deaths — all from Ontario and Quebec

novel coronavirus in Canada on Saturday, all of which were from Ontario and Quebec — the two provinces hit hardest by the virus.Ontario health officials announced one person had died from COVID-19 on Saturday, moving the province’s death toll to 2,759, while 34,240 have recovered. Meanwhile, Quebec recorded three new deaths — although one of those deaths occurred prior to July 18, officials said.In Quebec, 58,414 people have been diagnosed with the virus while 5,666 have died.

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Coronavirus: U.S. records 1,000 COVID-19-related deaths for 4th straight day

The United States recorded more than 1,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19 for the fourth straight day on Friday, with total cases in the country rising by nearly 69,000.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

1,579 new COVID-19 cases push Pakistan's tally to 263,496

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