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(Reuters) – More than 3.59 million people are reported to be infected with the new coronavirus worldwide and 250,386 have died, according to a Reuters count at 0200 GMT on Tuesday.
DEATHS AND INFECTIONS
* For an interactive graph that tracks global spread, open https://tmsnrt.rs/3aIRuz7 in an external browser.
* For a US-focused tracker USA With state by county and state map open https://tmsnrt.rs/2w7hX9T in an external browser.
EUROPE
* The total number of cases in Germany increased from 685 to 163,860 and the death toll increased from 139 to 6,831.
* The death toll in the UK COVID-19 has increased from 288 to 28,734.
* The death toll in Italy increased by 195 on Monday, from 174 the day before.
* Total deaths in France rose to over 25,000 on Monday.
* Italy and Spain were among a large number of countries that eased the blocking restrictions on Monday, but authorities warned against moving too fast.
* The rate of reproduction of the coronavirus in Poland is decreasing and the authorities expect it to reach 1 in the coming days.
* The total number of cases in Russia increased by 10,581 in the last 24 hours, compared to 10,633 the previous day.
AMERICAS
* More than 1.18 million people have been infected in the United States and 68,869 have died, according to a Reuters count, at 0200 GMT on Tuesday.
* A recently revised coronavirus mortality model predicts that nearly 135,000 Americans will die from COVID-19 in early August, almost double the previous projections, the researchers said.
* The United States Senate met in Washington for the first time in nearly six weeks on Monday despite concern that it could put lawmakers and staff at risk of contracting the new coronavirus.
* There have been 4,075 new cases in Brazil and 263 deaths in the last 24 hours, and indigenous leaders in the country have asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to establish an emergency fund to help protect their communities.
* The total number of cases in Ecuador exceeded 30,000.
* Colombia again expanded the public deficit limit for 2020, this time to 6.1% of gross domestic product (GDP).
* Mexico registered 1,434 new cases and 117 additional deaths, bringing the national count to 24,905 cases and 2,271 deaths.
PACIFIC ASIA
* China reported a new case for May 4, up from three the previous day. The total number of cases in China is 82,881, while the death toll remained at 4,633.
* Bangladesh reported more than 10,000 cases on Monday.
* New Zealand did not register new cases for the second day, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the result of her talks with Australia over a travel bubble between the two countries would be announced later in the day.
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
* The death toll in Iran increased by 74 in the past 24 hours to 6,277.
* A plane with relief supplies for use in fighting the coronavirus crashed in Somalia on Monday, killing all six people on board.
* Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned that the country could face a “real catastrophe” if the cases escalate and overwhelm health services.
ECONOMIC FLOLOUT
* Asian stocks rose, following a belated rebound in Wall Street as governments reduced coronavirus blockades as oil extended gains on expectations that demand for fuel would start to rebound. [MKTS/GLOB]
* Australia will lose around A $ 4 billion ($ 2.6 billion) each week due to restrictions on movement and economic activity, according to excerpts from Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s speech seen by Reuters.
* The outlook for the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet is “highly uncertain” given the economic deterioration caused by the pandemic, the New York Fed said in a report.
* Hong Kong’s economy registered its deepest annual contraction in the first quarter since at least 1974.
* Indonesia’s first-quarter economic growth slowed significantly more than expected to the weakest in nearly two decades.
* Egypt’s non-oil private sector activity collapsed in April, according to a survey.
(Compiled by Sarah Morland, Vinay Dwivedi, and Uttaresh.V; Emelia Sithole-Matarise, Arun Koyyur, and Anil D’Silva edition)
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