Latest COVID-19 developments around the world
The U.S. recorded 59,222 new cases and 411 new deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases to over 3.36 million and death toll to 135,582. The surge of coronavirus infections has pushed some states to reinstate tougher anti-epidemic measures.
India's total number of confirmed cases surpassed the 900,000-mark on Tuesday, reaching 906,752; while total deaths stood at 23,727.
Mexico registered 4,685 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide count to 304,435, and 485 new deaths were reported, taking its death toll 35,491. Mexican Finance Minister Arturo Herrera tweeted that he has recovered from COVID-19 as he tested negative for the virus over the weekend.
Brazil reported a nationwide total of 1,884,967 people have tested positive for the virus and 72,883 people have died from the disease. Virus tests detected 20,286 new cases of infection and 733 more patients died.
Singapore reported 322 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 46,283. Of the new cases, 97 percent are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.
South Korea reported 33 more cases as of 0:00 a.m. local time on Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 13,512. No more deaths were confirmed, leaving the death toll at 289. The total fatality rate stood at 2.14 percent.