Live COVID-19 updates: U.S. COVID-19 cases top 1.7 mln -- Johns Hopkins University
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BEIJING, May 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NEW YORK -- The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 1.7 million on Thursday, reaching 1,700,350 as of 9:32 a.m. (1332 GMT), according to a tally kept by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
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BEIJING -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Thursday stressed the importance of international cooperation in fighting COVID-19 and restoring economy to ensure victory over the epidemic.
The international community is now facing the dual challenges of containing the spread of the virus and restoring economy and social order, Li told a press conference after the conclusion of the annual national legislative session.
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JAKARTA -- The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 687 within one day to 24,538, with the death toll adding by 23 to 1,496, Achmad Yurianto, a health ministry official, said at a press conference.
According to him, 183 more people had been discharged from hospitals, making the total number of recovered patients stand at 6,240 amid the pandemic that has spread to all the 34 provinces in the country.
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KUWAIT CITY -- Kuwait on Thursday reported 845 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 more deaths, raising the tally of infections to 24,112 and the death toll to 185, the health ministry said in a statement.
Currently, 15,229 patients are receiving treatment, including 197 in ICU, according to the statement.
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KABUL -- Afghanistan reported on Thursday 580 new COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 13,036, the country's Ministry of Public Health said.
"A total of 1,072 suspected cases were tested within the past 24 hours, and 580 cases were tested positive COVID-19," the ministry said in a statement.
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TEHRAN -- Iran on Thursday registered 2,258 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 143,849 since its outbreak in late February, according to an update by the health ministry.
Meanwhile, 63 new death cases were reported over the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 7,627.
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MINSK -- Belarus added 902 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking its total to 39,858, according to the country's health ministry.
Of all the country's confirmed cases, 16,660 people have recovered so far, while 219 with chronic diseases have died, the health ministry said. Enditem
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