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Latest on COVID-19 development around the world

Russia has reported 6,611 new coronavirus cases with 188 new deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total number of confirmed cases to 720,547 and death toll to 11,205. About 22.7 million virus tests have been performed and about 277,000 people are in medical quarantine.

Belgium recorded 112 new cases and one more death in the last 24 hours, with the nationwide total at 62,469 with 9,782 deaths. Mandatory face masks in the country were extended from public transport to more indoor public places starting from Saturday.

Ukraine confirmed 800 new cases and 27 new deaths compared to previous day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 52,843 and death toll to 1,372. The national adaptive quarantine measures will remain in place until July 31.

Pakistan recorded 2,752 new cases and 65 more deaths in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 243,590 and death toll to 5,123. A total of 23,596 new virus tests were performed on the day, with 1,538,427 tests in total conducted in the country.

The U.S. saw its record number of new coronavirus cases in a single day on Friday, with 63,900 cases reported. Its nationwide total is at 3,181,846, a quarter of the global total, and its death toll now stands at 134,059.