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The aforementioned new cases surpassed Russia’s record for Covid-19 infections / day on 11.11,656 and brought the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 1,272,238, according to Reuters. .
Also on October 9, Russian officials recorded 201 more deaths, bringing the total number of deaths from Covid-19 in the country to 22,257.
Additionally, the World Health Organization (WHO) recorded 338,779 additional Covid-19 infections globally on October 8, surpassing the record of 330,340 recorded on October 2, according to Reuters. Also on October 8, the WHO recorded an additional 5,514 deaths, bringing the total number of deaths from Covid-19 globally to more than 1.05 million.
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Of the new global Covid-19 infections recorded on October 8, there were 96,996 in Europe, marking the highest case of Covid-19 on the continent recorded by the WHO. Europe currently has a higher number of new infections per day than India (78,524 cases), Brazil (41,906) and the United States (38,904) according to the WHO.
According to a Reuters analysis of recent country data, the number of new Covid-19 infections is increasing in 54 countries, including Argentina, Canada, and many in Europe.
In addition, the Philippine Ministry of Health recorded 2,996 new infections today, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 334,770, the highest in Southeast Asia, according to Reuters. The Philippine Ministry of Health also recorded 83 more deaths, bringing the total number of Covid-19 deaths in the country to 6,152, ranking second in Southeast Asia, behind only Indonesia.
Similarly, Indonesian officials today recorded an additional 4,904 cases and 97 deaths, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in the country to 324,658 and 11,677, respectively, according to Reuters.
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