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China records first COVID-19 death since May

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 20 04:06 PM

China reported its first death from COVID-19 in six months on Sunday as it contends with a rising outbreak despite stringent measures. Read more »

Infant among Taiwan’s COVID fatalities as daily death toll reaches new high

Orange Wang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 05 07:40 AM

Taiwan reports 152 deaths, including that of a 1-year-old boy with a pre-existing heart condition. More than half of the new fatalities were aged over 80. Read more »

Mag-asawa halos sabay pumanaw dahil sa COVID-19

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 16 09:19 PM

Nangungulila ang magkapatid na John at Ruthel Anne sa pagpanaw ng kanilang magulang dahil sa COVID-19 sa pagitan lamang ng anim na araw ngayong buwang ito. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 15, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:16 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Taking a breather

Timur Matahari, AFP
Posted at Jun 15 09:34 PM

Exhausted grave diggers rest in between funerals at a cemetery designated for COVID-19 victims in Bandung, Indonesia on Tuesday as infection numbers soar in the country. Read more »

Antipolo City lawmaker Acop dies of COVID-19

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 03:09 PM

Antipolo City's 2nd District Rep. Resurreccion Acop has died after a bout with COVID-19, her husband former Rep. Romeo Acop confirmed on Friday.  Read more »

Brazil hits record COVID-19 death toll in April

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 25 07:45 AM

Brazil marked a grim milestone Saturday, as April became the deadliest month yet in the country's COVID-19 epidemic, authorities said. Read more »

More than 2.8 million dead worldwide due to COVID-19: AFP tally

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 05 11:04 AM

The coronavirus has killed at least 2,847,182 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP, as of Monday.  Read more »

Obesity a driving factor in COVID-19 deaths, global report finds

Reuters
Posted at Mar 05 01:09 AM

LONDON - The majority of global COVID-19 deaths have been in countries where many people are obese, with coronavirus fatality rates 10 times higher in nations where at least 50 percent of adults are overweight, a global study found on Thursday. Read more »

Spain coronavirus death toll tops 70,000: health ministry

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 04 05:06 AM

MADRID - Spain's coronavirus death toll surged past the 70,000-mark on Wednesday, health ministry figures showed, after the country in February suffered its second-worst month for virus deaths since the start of the pandemic.   Read more »

Philippines logs first death among UK COVID-19 variant cases

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 12:41 PM

The Philippines has recorded its first fatality due to the more transmissible COVID-19 variant, the health department said Monday.   Read more »

UK death toll 'horrendous,' minister says as grim milestone of 100,000 looms

Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 05:05 PM

LONDON - As the United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll approached 100,000, Home Secretary Priti Patel said on Wednesday that the numbers were horrendous but that it was not the time to look back at the government's possible mismanagement of the crisis.   Read more »

WHO fears spike in deaths after global COVID-19 surge

Stephanie Nebehay and John Miller, Reuters
Posted at Oct 15 05:31 AM

GENEVA/ZURICH - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned against any complacency in the coronavirus death rate, saying with the increasing number of cases, mortality would also rise. Read more »

FACTBOX: Prominent people diagnosed with COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 01:01 PM

More than 1 million people have died after contracting the novel coronavirus and over 33 million infected. Leading figures in politics, sport, royalty and entertainment are among them.    Read more »

Selected quotes as COVID-19 pandemic reaches new milestone

Reuters
Posted at Sep 29 11:31 AM

Here is a selection of quotes from world leaders and ordinary people about the global COVID-19 pandemic, which has now killed more than 1 million people. Read more »

EXPLAINER: Why the coronavirus death rate still eludes scientists

Deena Beasley, Reuters
Posted at Sep 29 11:20 AM

Global deaths from COVID-19 have reached 1 million, but experts are still struggling to figure out a crucial metric in the pandemic: the fatality rate - the percentage of people infected with the pathogen who die.   Read more »

COVID-19 death toll unacceptably high: WHO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 03:22 AM

The respiratory disease has killed nearly 947,000 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP, while more than 30.2 million cases have been registered. Read more »

Over 7,000 health workers dead from coronavirus, Amnesty says

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 04 05:40 AM

MEXICO CITY - At least 7,000 health workers worldwide have died after being infected with the coronavirus, including more than 1,300 in Mexico alone, the most for any country, Amnesty International said Thursday.   Read more »

Global coronavirus deaths near 650,000 as new surges prompt fresh curbs

Gina Doggett, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 04:19 AM

Recorded deaths from the coronavirus neared 650,000 on Monday as the disease surged back at hotspots in Asia, Europe and the Americas, prompting renewed restrictions, targeted lockdowns and compulsory mask-wearing orders. Read more »

Global coronavirus death toll passes 600,000: AFP tally

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 19 10:46 AM

PARIS - The new coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 600,000 lives worldwide, an AFP tally showed Sunday. Read more »