HONG KONG (Xinhua): Asia-Pacific countries are still fighting against the Covid-19 pandemic, with mounting cases and deaths reported in India on Thursday (May 7).
A total of 52,952 Covid-19 cases and 1,783 deaths were reported by the federal health ministry at 8am , an increase of 3,561 cases and 89 deaths in the past 24 hours.
The Indonesian government reported that 35 new deaths of the Covid-19 were registered on Thursday, raising the total fatalities in the archipelagic country to 930, the highest in South-east Asia. The Philippines on Thursday reported 339 new Covid-19 cases, raising the total number of the Covid-19 cases in the country to 10,343.
According to Mayar, eight more patients have been discharged from hospital after recovery, bringing the number of recovered to 468 in the country. South Korea reported four more cases of the Covid-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Thursday, raising the total number of infections to 10,810. No more deaths were reported over the past 24 hours, with the death toll remaining at 21, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield told a press conference.
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