Sources: The Express Tribune
China reports its first death from COVID-19 since January 2021. 2022-03-19
Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan announces that three cases of the South African variant of SARS-CoV-2 named 501.V2 variant have been detected in Ireland. All of the people had travelled to South Africa. 2021-01-8
Turkey reports a new record of 5,532 new cases in the last 24 hours, surpassing the previous record set in April. The country now has 440,805 total confirmed cases since the pandemic began as a curfew takes effect. 2020-11-21
Switzerland's Federal Office of Public Health reports a record of 8,616 new infections in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 135,658. In addition, in the last two weeks, the positivity rate has risen from 14% to 32%, higher than the peak of 26% during the first wave. 2020-10-28
Michigan becomes the third state to surpass 20,000 cases of COVID-19, after New York and New Jersey. As of this date, Michigan has 20,346 confirmed cases with 959 deaths. 2020-04-8
Georgia reports its first death from COVID-19; that of a 79-year-old woman who had other illnesses and underlying health conditions. 2020-04-4
The Government of National Accord (GNA) frees 466 prisoners from jails in Tripoli to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The GNA also announces an extended curfew from 2pm to 7am in the areas it controls. 2020-03-30