Latest COVID-19 development around the world

Russia registered 5,204 new cases with 139 new deaths in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 866,627 and death toll to 14,490. A total of 246,685 people were still under medical observation, while over 29.4 million nucleic acid tests have been conducted across the country.

Indonesia's total number of confirmed cases rose by 1,815 within one day to 116,871, with the death toll adding by 64 to 5,452, and 1,839 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 73,889.

Kyrgyzstan added 569 confirmed cases on Wednesday, taking its total to 38,110 with 1,438 deaths. Of the newly confirmed cases, 20 are medical workers, bringing the total number of infected medical workers to 2,874. And a total of 1,934 patients have recovered.

The Philippines' total number of confirmed cases surged to 115,980, after 3,462 new cases were reported on Wednesday. The death toll also increased to 2,123 after nine more patients have succumbed to the viral disease.

Australia recorded its worst day of the coronavirus pandemic as the nation's death toll climbed to 247 after Victorian authorities announced 15 deaths on Wednesday. A total of 19,444 confirmed cases have been reported in Australia, with 739 new cases registered in the last 24 hours.

South Korea reported 33 more cases as of 0:00 a.m. Wednesday local time compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 14,456. The daily caseload stayed above 30 for two straight days due to small cluster infections and imported cases.