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Rabat, July 28 (IANS) Morocco on Tuesday reported 6,971 new Covid-19 cases, the biggest single day increase so far, taking the number of infections in the country to 588,448.The total number of recoveries from Covid-19 in Morocco increased to 549,116 after 2,690 new ones were added, the ministry of health said in a statement.The death toll rose to 9,638 with 27 new fatalities during the last 24 hours, while 746 people are in intensive care units, the Xinhua news agency reported.Meanwhile, a total of 12,520,195 people have received their first vaccine shots against Covid-19 in the country, with 9,924,212 having received two doses.The North African country launched a nationwide vaccination campaign on January 28 after the arrival of the first shipment of China's Sinopharm vaccine.The vaccination drive has been expanded as of Monday to include people aged 25 and older.In order to speed up the pace of the vaccination campaign, citizens can now go to the nearest vaccination centre, without taking into account the conditions related to residency, the ministry of health said in a statement. --IANSint/rs

Los Angeles, July 24 (IANS) Los Angeles County, the most populous in the US, reported 3,058 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike since February 13.In a statement on Friday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said that it was the third day in a row with more than 2,500 daily cases, reports Xinhua news agency. With the new spike, the county's overall infection tally currently stood at 1,279,171.Over the last four days, more than 10,000 cases were reported in the county, home to over 10 million residents.As of Friday, 655 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised in the county, while the test positivity rate is 5.2 per cent, an increase from 4 per cent seven days ago, according to the department.Health officials urged residents to get vaccinated amid the Delta variant surge in the county, warning non-vaccinated people are becoming infected at a rate 2.7 times that just one month ago."If we didn't have 5.3 million people fully vaccinated in LA County, we would probably be seeing almost double the number of cases today," Barbara Ferrer, the county's director of public health, was quoted as saying in the statement.The local health department also reported seven new deaths in the same 24 hour-period, which took the overall fatality toll to 24,614.Official data showed that of the nearly 10.3 million county residents, including those who are not yet eligible for the vaccine, 52 per cent were fully vaccinated and 59 per cent had received at least one dose.--IANSksk/

जकार्ता, 10 जुलाई (आईएएनएस)। इंडोनेशिया में मार्च 2020 से जुलाई 2021 के पहले सप्ताह तक कम से कम 458 डॉक्टरों की कोविड-19 से मौत हो गई है।इंडोनेशियाई मेडिकल एसोसिएशन के शमन दल के नेता आदिब खुमैदी ने शुक्रवार को एक संवाददाता सम्मेलन में कहा कि पिछले दो महीनों में डॉक्टरों की मृत्यु दर में भारी वृद्धि हुई है।समाचार एजेंसी सिन्हुआ की रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, उन्होंने कहा कि एसोसिएशन की रिपोर्ट के आधार पर, कोविड -19 के संपर्क में आने से डॉक्टरों की मौत जून में सात गुना बढ़ गई।उन्होंने कहा, जुलाई में, डॉक्टरों की मौत की कुल संख्या 35 तक पहुंच गई है।खुमैदी के अनुसार, जनवरी में 65 मौतों के साथ डॉक्टरों की मृत्यु दर चरम पर पहुंच गई।उन्होंने इस बात पर भी चिंता व्यक्त की कि वर्तमान में देश भर में ज्यादा चिकित्साकर्मियों का इलाज चल रहा है।इस बीच, इंडोनेशियाई सरकार ने शुक्रवार को अपने आपातकालीन प्रतिबंधों (स्थानीय रूप से पीपीकेएम के रूप में जाना जाता है) को 12 से 20 जुलाई तक जावा और बाली के बाहर 15 क्षेत्रों में विस्तारित करने की घोषणा की।आर्थिक मामलों के समन्वय मंत्री एयरलंगगा हार्टाटरे ने कहा कि 15 क्षेत्रों में तंजुंग पिनांग, सिंगकावांग, पदांग पंजांग, बंदर लम्पुंग, बालिकप्पन, पोंटियानक, मनोकवारी, सोरोंग सिटी, बाटम, बोंटांग, बुकिटिंगगी, बेरौ, पदांग, मातरम और मेदान थे।हार्टटरे ने एक वर्चुअल प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस में कहा, इन क्षेत्रों में बेड अधिभोग दर (बीओआर) 60 प्रतिशत से ज्यादा है, जबकि मामलों की संख्या में उल्लेखनीय वृद्धि हुई है और टीकाकरण की उपलब्धियां 50 प्रतिशत से कम हैं।हार्टटरे ने बताया कि 27 जून को जावा और बाली के बाहर सक्रिय कोविड -19 मामलों की संख्या 50,513 दर्ज की गई थी, लेकिन मंगलवार को यह बढ़कर 82,711 हो गई।इसी तरह, इन क्षेत्रों में बीओआर में वृद्धि, विशेष रूप से लैम्पुंग (82 प्रतिशत), पूर्वी कालीमंतन (80 प्रतिशत), पश्चिम पापुआ (79 प्रतिशत), रियाउ द्वीप समूह (77 प्रतिशत), पश्चिम कालीमंतन (68 प्रतिशत) और पश्चिम सुमात्रा (67 प्रतिशत) में हुई है।देश 3 से 20 जुलाई तक जावा और बाली के सभी प्रांतों में आपातकालीन प्रतिबंधों को लागू कर रहा है, क्योंकि ईद-उल-फितर की लंबी छुट्टी और अधिक संक्रामक डेल्टा संस्करण के प्रवेश के बाद कोविड -19 मामलों की संख्या बढ़ रही है।शुक्रवार तक, इंडोनेशिया ने 38,124 नए दैनिक कोविड-19 मामले दर्ज किए, जो कुल 2,455,912 थे।कोरोना से ठीक होने वालों की कुल संख्या 2,023,548 और मौतों की संख्या 64,631 दर्ज की गई।--आईएएनएसएसएस/एएनएम

Jakarta, July 10 (IANS) At least 458 doctors in Indonesia have died of Covid-19 from March 2020 to the first week of July 2021, a top official announced here.The death rate of doctors in the last two months has increased drastically, Indonesian Medical Association's Mitigation Team Leader Adib Khumaidi told a press conference on Friday.He added that based on the association's report, the death of doctors due to exposure to Covid-19 reached a seven-fold increase in June, reports Xinhua news agency.In July, the total number of doctor deaths has reached 35, he noted.According to Khumaidi, the mortality rate of doctors reached a peak in January with 65 deaths.He also expressed concern that more medical workers were currently undergoing treatment across the country. Meanwhile, the Indonesian government on Friday announced the expansion of it its emergency restrictions (locally known as PPKM) to 15 regions outside Java and Bali from July 12 to 20.Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said the 15 regions were Tanjung Pinang, Singkawang, Padang Panjang, Bandar Lampung, Balikpapan, Pontianak, Manokwari, Sorong City, Batam, Bontang, Bukittinggi, Berau, Padang, Mataram and Medan."The bed occupancy rates (BORs) in these regions are more than 60 per cent, while the number of cases increased significantly and vaccination achievements are less than 50 per cent," Hartarto said at a virtual press conference.Hartarto explained that on June 27, the number of active Covid-19 cases outside Java and Bali was recorded at 50,513, but it jumped to 82,711 cases on Thuesday.Similarly, BORs in these regions have increased, particularly in Lampung (82 per cent), East Kalimantan (80 per cent), West Papua (79 per cent), Riau Islands (77 per cent), West Kalimantan (68 per cent) and West Sumatra (67 per cent).The country has been implementing emergency restrictions in all provinces in Java and Bali from July 3 to 20, as the number of Covid-19 cases has been soaring after a long Eid al-Fitr holiday and the entry of the more contagious Delta variant.As of Friday, Indonesia recorded 38,124 new daily COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 2,455,912. The total number of recoveries was recorded at 2,023,548 and deaths at 64,631. --IANSksk/