Live COVID-19 updates: India's coronavirus tally rises to 2,088,611, deaths surge to 42,518
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BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NEW DELHI -- Total COVID-19 tally in India rose to 2,088,611 even as the number of deaths swelled to 42,518, said the latest data issued by the federal health ministry on Saturday.
An increase of 61,537 new cases and 933 new deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours, the data showed.
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LOS ANGELES -- The death toll from COVID-19 in the U.S. state of California grew to 10,011 on Friday, according to the newest figure updated by the state's Department of Public Health.
With a population of around 40 million, the country's most populous state saw its deaths from COVID-19 rise by 142 to reach 10,011 over the past 24 hours, the department said in its daily report.
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SEOUL -- South Korea reported 43 more cases of the COVID-19 as of 0:00 a.m. Saturday local time compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 14,562.
The daily caseload moved between 20 and 50 in recent days due to small cluster infections and imported cases.
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ULAN BATOR -- Mongolia brought back 257 nationals from Japan on a chartered flight Friday, the country's State Emergency Commission (SEC) said Saturday.
The special flight from Tokyo to Ulan Bator, which landed at the Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport on Friday night, carried pregnant women, seniors, children, students, disabled and sick people, and those with financial and other problems, the SEC said, adding that they will be isolated at designated facilities for 21 days.
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BEIJING -- The National Health Commission said Saturday that 35 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland Friday.
There were 839 patients still being treated, including 42 in severe conditions, the commission said in its daily report.
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ROME -- Italy's cabinet on Friday gave green light to a new decree containing new supportive measures worth 25 billion euros (29.4 billion U.S. dollars) to address the COVID-19 emergency and encourage economic recovery.
The decision on the extra spending had been taken by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's cabinet in a previous meeting on July 23 and authorized by parliament on July 29.
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MEXICO CITY -- Mexico reported 6,717 new COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours, taking the national count to 469,407 cases, the country's health ministry said on Friday.
Meanwhile, 794 additional deaths were reported, taking the death toll to 51,311.
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SAO PAULO -- Brazil has registered nearly 100,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus disease, the Ministry of Health reported on Friday.
The ministry said that over the last 24 hours, 1,079 deaths were reported, bringing the death toll to 99,572, and 50,230 new COVID-19 cases were registered, raising the total number of cases to 2,962,442. Enditem
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