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16 states across the US broke a grim record on Friday, reporting their highest total of people hospitalized for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Business Insider reports that since last fall, cases of COVID-19 have surged nationwide, particularly following the end of the holiday season. Alabama, Arkansas, Maryland, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia were hit hardest. Record hospitalizations were also seen this week in Arizona, California, Delaware, and Maine. The US Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for two COVID-19 vaccines at the end of 2020. However, a slow rollout means it will be many months before all who want a vaccination are immunized.
Seoul, Sep 24 (EFE/EPA).- South Korea reported 2,434 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, almost 700 more than the previous day and a new record after one of the most important holiday periods in the country.Of the new cases recorded, 2,416 were local infections and the remaining 18 were detected in overseas arrivas, according to data released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Friday.The Seoul metropolitan area, made up of the capital, the nearby city of Incheon and the surrounding province of Gyeonggi, also reached an all-time high of 1,747 new cases, 72.3 percent of the total. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE WAIT TO BE TESTED AT A COVID-19 TESTING CENTER IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Jerusalem, Sep 2 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: EFE/EPA Archive). Israel on Thursday announced more than 11,000 new coronavirus infections within the past 24 hours, a new daily record high since the pandemic began, despite the country’s world-leading vaccine drive.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF VACCINATION CAMPAIGN IN ISRAEL.
Buenos Aires, May 28 (EFE).- Argentina continues to feel the impact of a second coronavirus wave as it readies to host the Copa America soccer tournament, with new confirmed cases hitting a record daily high this week despite the enactment of stringent health measures.South America's soccer championship, which is scheduled to begin on June 13, was to have been jointly hosted by Argentina and Colombia. But due to the complicated health situation and social unrest in that latter country, Argentina has taken sole responsibility and now is evaluating how to safely put on the event. (Camera: ALBERTO CARATOZZOLO).SHOT LIST: HEALTH AUTHORITIES COLLECT NASAL SWAB SAMPLES FROM CITIZENS TO TEST FOR COVID-19 IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.
Rawang, May 20 (EFE/EPA).- Malaysia on Friday continued with mass COVID-19 testing as number of daily cases hit record high.Malaysia reported 6,806 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, with daily high fatalities of 59, according to the Malaysian Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. (Camera: AHMAD YUSNI).SHOT LIST: HEALTH AUTHORITIES COLLECT SWAB SAMPLES FROM CITIZENS TO TEST FOR COVID-19 IN THE STATE IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA.