WELLINGTON -- New Zealand recorded 6,407 new community cases of COVID-19, the ministry of health said on Monday.

Among the new community infections, 2,066 were reported in the largest city Auckland, the ministry said in a statement. (New Zealand-COVID-19 Cases)

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SEOUL -- South Korea reported 20,601 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 17,564,999, the health authorities said Monday.

The daily caseload was down from 40,064 in the previous day, but it was slightly higher than 20,076 tallied a week earlier, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (South Korea-COVID-19 Cases)

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MANILA -- Voting in the Philippines continued on Monday to elect their next president and some 18,000 other officials of all levels of government, despite the eruption of violence in the southern Philippines that killed three and injured nine.

A total of 37,211 polling centers across the country opened at 6 a.m. local time (2200 GMT Sunday) for over 65.7 million eligible voters and will close at 7 p.m. local time. (Philippines-Elections-Violence)

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NEW DELHI -- India's COVID-19 tally rose to 43,105,401 on Monday with 3,207 new cases registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.

Of the new cases, 1,422 were reported from Delhi. Presently there are 5,939 active cases in the national capital, and the positivity rate stands at 4.98 percent. (India-COVID-19-Cases) Enditem

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