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US Sets Single-Day Record for New Coronavirus Cases

US Sets Single-Day Record for New Coronavirus Cases

The latest COVID-19 information and statistics for the Middle East and North Africa

The United States continues to lead the world in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths.

As of Friday’s update from the Johns Hopkins coronavirus tracker, total US infections stood at 2,422,310 with 124,416 deaths. The US places second in recoveries at 663,562, behind Brazil’s 679,524.

Brazil is the only other country besides the US with more than a million cases at 1,228,114. The South American nation is also second in deaths with 54,971.

The US on Thursday reported a single-day record for new coronavirus infections with 39,327 new cases, passing the previous high of 38,115 set on Wednesday, according to the Washington Post. The new cases are mostly concentrated in the south and west of the country. Alabama, Missouri, Nevada and Texas reported single-day records Thursday. The number of infections is rising in 29 states, according to a tally by The New York Times.

In the Middle East, Iran’s coronavirus death toll continues to surge, topping 10,000 on Thursday. The number of coronavirus-related fatalities in Iran climbed to 10,130 after 134 more deaths were reported overnight, according to the Health Ministry.

The number of infections in the Islamic Republic rose to 215,096 after 2,595 new cases were registered. A total of 175,103 people in Iran have recovered.

Here are the latest COVID-19 numbers for the Middle East and North Africa as of 7 am UTC on Friday.

Country Confirmed cases Deaths Recovered Active Cases
Afghanistan 30,175 675 10,174 19,326
Algeria 12,445 878 8,920 2,647
Bahrain 24,081 71 18,501 5,509
Cyprus 992 19 824 149
Djibouti 4,635 52 4,269 314
Egypt 61,130 2,533 16,338 42,259
Iran 215,096 10,130 175,103 29,863
Iraq 39,139 1,437 18,051 19,651
Israel 22,400 309 16,007 6,084
Jordan 1,086 9 797 280
Kuwait 42,788 339 33,367 9,082
Lebanon 1,662 33 1,144 485
Libya 698 18 140 540
Mauritania 3,739 119 1,225 2,395
Morocco 11,338 217 8,500 2,621
Oman 34,902 144 18,520 16,238
Pakistan 195,745 3,962 84,168 107,615
Palestinian Territories 1,382 3 446 933
Qatar 91,838 106 74,544 17,188
Saudi Arabia 170,639 1,428 117,882 51,329
Somalia 2,878 90 868 1,920
Sudan 8,984 556 3,806 4,622
Syria 242 7 96 139
Tunisia 1,162 50 1,023 89
Turkey 193,115 5,046 165,706 22,363
United Arab Emirates 46,563 308 35,165 11,090
Yemen 1,076 288 386 402
Total 1,219,930 28,827 815,970 375,133

 

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