Latest developments on COVID-19 around the world
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Latest developments on COVID-19 around the world

Chile's total number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 341,304, with 8,914 deaths. According to the Chilean Ministry of Health, 2,545 new cases and 76 more deaths from the virus were registered in the last 24 hours.

Iraq reported on Friday 2,485 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 104,711. It also reported 90 fatalities during the day, raising the death toll to 4,212 in the country, while 1,863 more patients recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 71,268.

Egypt reported on Friday 659 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections in the country to 91,072. The death toll from the virus rose to 4,518 after 38 new fatalities were added, the lowest daily number in nearly six weeks.

South Korea reported 113 cases of the new coronavirus on Saturday, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said, the largest one day increase since March, bringing the country's total to 14,092. Of the new cases, 86 were imported and 27 were domestic infections.