Weekly Coronavirus Report: What Happened Today
Around the World Today:
Malaysia has reported 14 new cases, bringing the total to 8,529. There are 408 active cases, with four in intensive care. 127 have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 8,000. The death toll remains at 119.
New Zealand has reported one new case, bringing the number of active cases to three and the total number to 1,507 (1,157 confirmed and 350 probable). The new case is a man in his sixties who traveled from Pakistan to Doha to Melbourne on 11 June before flying from Melbourne to Auckland on 13 June, A total of 327,460 people have been tested in New Zealand, with 6,273 tested on 18 June.
Singapore has reported 257 new cases, bringing the total to 41,473.
Ukraine sets a new record for daily cases at 829 and reports 23 new deaths. The totals are now 34,063 cases and 966 lethal outcomes. Additionally, 15,447 patients have recovered overall.
Sources: The COVID Tracking Project and The World Health Organization