BEIJING, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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MANILA -- The Philippines's Department of Health (DOH) reported 22,366 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, the highest single-day spike since the pandemic began, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 1,976,202.

The DOH also registered 222 coronavirus-related deaths, raising the country's death toll to 33,330.

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HONG KONG -- Half of Hong Kong's eligible population have taken both shots of the COVID-19 vaccine as the Chinese financial hub is racing to build sufficient herd immunity amid the raging pandemic around the globe.

Around 3.37 million Hong Kong residents have been fully vaccinated under a government inoculation program starting late February this year, while more

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BANGKOK -- Thailand logged 15,972 new COVID-19 cases with 256 more fatalities, the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration reported on Monday.

Of the new cases, 280 were found among prison inmates. More than 40,000 inmates in Thailand's overcrowded prisons have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past several months.

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ADDIS ABABA -- Ethiopia has registered 1,040 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 306,117 as of Sunday evening, the country's health ministry said.

Meanwhile, 13 new virus-related deaths and 1,062 more recoveries were reported, bringing the national death toll to 4,644 and total recoveries to 274,577, the ministry said.

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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan reported 3,800 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center said on Monday.

Amid the fourth wave of the pandemic, the overall tally of the infected people climbed to 1,156,281 across the country, the department leading the country's campaign against the pandemic said.

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BEIJING -- More than 2.04 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China as of Sunday, data from the National Health Commission showed Monday.

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KATHMANDU -- Over two-thirds of Nepal's population has developed antibodies against COVID-19, as shown by a nationwide survey conducted by the Ministry of Health and Population.

The finding suggests that the coronavirus has become widespread in Nepali society amid limited vaccination for the population, said a senior Nepali official.

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NEW DELHI -- India's COVID-19 tally rose to 32,737,939 on Monday as 42,909 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.

Besides, 380 deaths due to the pandemic were reported since Sunday morning, taking the total death toll to 438,210.

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CANBERRA -- Australia on Monday reported its 1,000th coronavirus death since the start of the pandemic, according to the Department of Health, as the country continued to battle the third wave of COVID-19 infections.

On Monday morning, New South Wales, Australia's most populous state with Sydney as the capital city, reported another four deaths, bringing the nation's death toll beyond 1,000. Enditem

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