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As of Thursday, January 21, 2021, the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases detected is 1,380,807 with 11,381 new cases identified, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize confirmed.
647 more deaths related to Covid-19 were reported, with 139 from the Eastern Cape, 17 from the Free State, 93 from Gauteng, 154 from Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN), 27 from Limpopo, 17 from Mpumalanga, 55 from the Northwest, 8 from Northern Cape and Western Cape 137.
This brings the total number of Covid-19-related deaths to 39,501.
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“We convey our condolences to the loved ones of the deceased and we thank the health workers who cared for the deceased,” said the minister.
Recoveries now amount to 1,183,443, representing a recovery rate of 85.7%.
Meanwhile, a A total of 7,820,613 tests have been completed with 58,540 new tests performed since the last report.
Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis:
Biden plan unveiled
US President Joe Biden unveils a federal plan to fight the virus, which seeks $ 1.9 trillion from Congress, including $ 20 billion for vaccines and $ 50 billion for testing.
The United States embraces the WHO
In a radical turn, the new US administration thanks the World Health Organization for leading the response to the global pandemic and pledges to remain a member and “meet its financial obligations to the organization.”
Second wave hits Africa
A watchdog says health systems in Africa, hit by shortages of oxygen and other resources, are struggling with a “second wave”, pushing the death rate above the world average.
EU border closures?
The heads of the European Union are ready to discuss the coordinated border closures within the EU, as some nations have emphasized variants on a possible increase in travel in the upcoming winter holidays.
Olympic Games in
The head of the International Olympic Committee says the virus-delayed Tokyo Olympics will take place this summer and that “there is no plan B”.
Amazon jab delivery
Amazon, with more than 800,000 employees in the U.S., says its coordination with a healthcare provider to administer injections on the spot at its facility will help meet Biden’s goal of 100 million vaccinated Americans in the next 100 days. .
Mongolian outrage
Mongolia’s prime minister resigns after protests over the treatment of a new mother infected with the virus.
A video shows the woman being transported with her baby to an infectious disease center wearing only hospital pajamas and plastic slippers in temperatures that drop to minus 25 degrees Celsius.
‘Without benefit’
A Brazilian trial that treated severely ill Covid-19 patients with the arthritis drug tocilizumab showed that the drug has no clinical benefit and has been discontinued prematurely due to an increase in deaths among those receiving it.
Help for Beirut
The World Bank will donate $ 34 million to provide injections to more than two million people in Lebanon, after the country recorded one of the steepest increases in transmission anywhere in the world.
Bangladesh jab campaign
Bangladesh receives two million doses of vaccines from India and the government says it plans to begin inoculating the population of 168 million people next week.
Shanghai cluster
Shanghai authorities are beginning to evacuate a residential neighborhood near the historic bank of the Bund River and are escalating tests after Chinese officials discovered at least three new cases there.
United falls
United Airlines reports that it had a loss of $ 7.1 billion in 2020 compared to a profit of $ 3 billion in 2019 following the devastating pandemic for travel.
More than two million dead
At least 2,075,698 people have died from the virus since it first appeared in China in late 2019, according to a count compiled by AFP on Thursday based on official figures.
The United States has suffered the highest death toll with 406,162 deaths, followed by Brazil with 212,831 and India 152,869.
The death toll in America now exceeds the US military death toll from World War II.
The number of deaths globally is vastly underestimated. The toll is calculated from daily figures published by national health authorities and does not include subsequent reviews by statistical agencies.
Moscow relieved
The mayor of Russia’s capital announces “significant” relief from restrictions, saying last week’s average of 2,000 to 4,000 new infections per day was “significantly lower” than at the end of December.
The footballers stay still
For the first time in a decade, global transfers of soccer players declined from the previous year and transfer fees plummeted by nearly a quarter due to pandemic financial constraints reducing player movement around the world.
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