Coronavirus Updates

There are 70 COVID-19 vaccines in development worldwide, with three candidates already being tested in human trials, according to the World Health Organization.

The number of coronavirus deaths in the United States climbed to 22,108 on Monday, the most of any country, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Tracker. The number of cases in the US was at 557,571, which also leads the world.

China on Sunday reported its highest number of new coronavirus cases in nearly six weeks, with 108. The total number of coronavirus-related cases in China stands at 83,135, with 3,343 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Tracker.

Israel’s former Sephardic chief rabbi, Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron, died Sunday night from coronavirus-related complications, Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center announced. He was 79.

Israel’s coronavirus deaths have risen to 109, with four new fatalities reported on Monday. By Sunday night, the number of confirmed cases had increased to 11,145, the Health Ministry announced.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany has increased by 2,537, to 123,016 as of Monday, and the death toll has risen by 126, to 2,799, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute.

Thailand reported 28 new coronavirus cases and 2 new deaths on Monday.