BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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JAKARTA -- The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 1,868 within one day to 97,286, with the death toll adding by 49 to 4,714, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.

According to the ministry, 1,409 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 55,354.

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MOSCOW -- Russia registered 5,871 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing its total to 806,720, the country's COVID-19 response center said in a statement Saturday.

Meanwhile, 146 new deaths were reported, bringing the nationwide count to 13,192, said the statement.

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MANILA -- The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 78,412 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,019 new cases on Saturday.

The DOH said that the number of recoveries further rose to 25,752 after 1,278 more patients have survived the disease.

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WASHINGTON -- Organizers of the Detroit Marathon announced on Friday that the 2020 edition of the race, slated for October, will not take place because of COVID-19.

"We were hopeful that we would be able to run together in October. As time has gone on, it has become clear to us that this will not be the case," said the organizers.

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BISHKEK -- Kyrgyzstan on Saturday reported 877 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the tally of infections in the country to 32,124.

Of the total number of infected, 2,633 are medical workers, head of the public health care department of the country's health ministry Ainura Akmatova said at a daily news briefing. Enditem

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