The United States recorded 1,267 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours yesterday, for a total of nearly 150,700 victims. This was reported by Johns Hopkins University, which has 68,086 new infections in one day for the United States at 4.24 million. Florida has been particularly hard hit, with a record 216 new deaths in the past 24 hours for a total of over 6,300 deaths.
In the meantime, speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced that it will make wearing the mask mandatory in the classroom of the American Congress Chamber. The decision after a Republican deputy, Louie Gohmert, who often ended up in the storm for refusing to wear the mask, tested positive for the coronavirus test.
BRAZIL - Brazil has exceeded 90,000 coronavirus deaths, with 1,595 deaths in the past 24 hours. This was announced by the Ministry of Health. According to deaths from Covid-19 to the United States alone, the South American state reached 90,134 deaths today, the ministry said, stating that new cases registered yesterday were 69,074. And the country reopened its borders yesterday to foreigners arriving by plane, a measure that aims to revive the local tourism industry devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. The decree extends the entry ban for foreigners arriving by land or sea for another 30 days, but indicates that "arrival by air will no longer be prohibited". Visitors who stay 90 days or less in the country will still have to prove that they are covered by health insurance during their stay.
PERU - Peru exceeded 400,000 cases of coronavirus contamination yesterday, the Ministry of Health announced. The number of Covid-19 infections in the South American country is now 400,683, after 5,678 new infections recorded in a day. This is the largest daily increase since June 12th. Since the beginning of the epidemic, 18,816 people have died, including 204 in the last 24 hours: a figure that is close to the peak of June 11 when 206 new deaths were registered. After a 100-day containment of the national population, Peru began deconfining on July 1 in 18 regions out of 25, including that of the capital Lima. With 33 million inhabitants, the country is the third state in Latin America with the highest number of cases of contamination and deaths related to Covid-19 behind Brazil and Mexico.
AUSTRALIA - Australia has reported a record increase in infections and deaths from Coronavirus: the state of Victoria has announced over 700 new cases and 13 deaths. The Guardian reports it. It is the 25th consecutive day of triple-digit increases in the second most populous state in the country. State Prime Minister Daniel Andrews has announced that as of Thursday midnight, citizens in several regional districts southwest of Melbourne will no longer be able to receive house visits. As of Sunday, Andrews also issued an obligation to wear the mask outside the home for the entire state.
LIBYA - Record of daily infections for Libya which registers another 205 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 3,222 in the country. The Libyan National Center for Disease Control announced on its official Facebook page, stating that the death toll rises to 76, the cured to 596, and the current positive people from 2371 to 2550, with most cases in the South Local sources report that Tripoli government health authorities are considering reintroducing total lockdown measures in several cities starting the day after the Islamic holiday of Aid Al Adha.