Latest COVID-19 developments around the world

Brazil, on Friday, reported a daily increase of 52,383 new cases in the past 24 hours and 1,212 COVID-19 deaths, raising the total caseload to 2,662,485 and death toll to 92,475. The country is one of the hardest hit by the pandemic, second only to the United States, both in terms of caseload and death toll.

Mexico registered 8,458 new cases, a record for a single day, as well as 688 additional deaths, bringing the total to 424,637 cases and 46,688 fatalities, placing the country's death toll from the pandemic as third highest in the world, overtaking the UK.

Egypt recorded 321 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total cases registered in the country to 94,078. Thirty-one patients died from the disease in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 4,805.

Greece confirmed 78 new cases and three new deaths in the past 24 hours, the biggest daily rise since the end of the lockdown on May 4, as the total number rose to 4,477 with 206 fatalities. The authorities introduced stricter measures to slow down the spread of the virus, including extending the ban on local festivals to August 31.

Iran's total number of confirmed cases climbed to 304,204 after the addition of 2,674 new cases overnight, and the death toll also rose to 16,569 after 226 new deaths were recorded. So far, 261,200 patients have been recovered, and 4,041 others remain in critical condition.

Argentina's total number of confirmed cases rose to 185,373 cases with 3,466 deaths as of Friday, leading to the government announcing the extension of the quarantine to August 16, which has been in force since March 20, in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus.