Latest COVID-19 developments around the globe

South Korea reported 45 more cases of COVID-19, raising the total number of infections to 11,947 as of Wednesday. The country's death toll remains unchanged at 276. Several small clusters are still being found in the country, officials warned.

India said Thursday morning it has recorded the largest single day spike in both infections and deaths – 9,996 new cases and 357 new deaths during the past 24 hours across the country, taking the number of total infections to 286,579 and deaths to 8,102.

Thailand reported no new coronavirus infections or deaths on Thursday, maintaining the total of 3,125 confirmed cases and 58 fatalities. It was the first time in nearly three weeks that no cases were reported and the 17th day without a local transmission. 

The Lao government announced an initial victory in the battle against COVID-19 after all 19 patients infected by the virus were discharged from hospitals and no new cases were detected for 59 consecutive days.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 555 to 185,416, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Thursday. The reported death toll rose by 26 to 8,755, the RKI tally showed.

Mexico reported a record 4,883 new confirmed infections along with 708 additional fatalities on Wednesday, bringing the total in the country to 129,184 cases and 15,357 deaths.

Cuba said it will test all visitors for coronavirus when it reopens to international tourism, which will be limited at first to the beach resorts at the keys of the Caribbean's largest island, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz said on Wednesday.

(With input from agencies)