The Corona virus continues to spread globally, increasing the number of infections to 25 million, and the number of deaths exceeding 843 thousand, while Brazil announced the death of more than 500 infected people in one day, and the rate of increase of infections increased slightly in the United States.
The following are the most prominent developments and news of the virus outbreak around the world on Monday, August 31, 2020, according to the time of Makkah:
2:00 - More than 500 deaths
in Brazil At the end of Sunday, the Brazilian Ministry of Health announced that 566 deaths and 16,158 new injuries had been recorded within 24 hours.
This brings the number of deaths in this country to more than 120 thousand, while the number of injured reaches 3 million and 862 thousand cases, making Brazil the most affected country in the world after the United States in terms of the total number of deaths.
01:50 - Deaths in Australia exceed 600 cases,
the number of cases in Australia reached 25,670, while the number of deaths reached 611.
This comes about 31 weeks after the first case was reported in Australia.
1:25 - Increasing injuries in Egypt
At the end of Sunday, the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population announced that 230 new cases had been recorded, and 23 deaths, so that the total number of injured reached 98,727 cases, including 72 thousand and 120 cases that were cured, in addition to 5399 deaths .
00:20 - Increase in infection rate in the United States
Johns Hopkins University of America reports that cases of Coronavirus in the United States increased by 0.8%, compared to the same period the previous day.
The total number of cases in the United States reached 5.99 million, while the death toll reached 182,885.
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