1 August, 2020
More than 17.2 million people around the world have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus. More than 10 million patients have recovered, and at least 673,000 have died, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The biggest increases were from the US, Brazil, India and South Africa. Deaths rose by 6,812.
Vietnam recorded its second coronavirus death as the country battles a new outbreak of the virus, which emerged in the city of Danang.
Spain reported a second day of 1,000-plus coronavirus infections, the highest since the nation lifted its lockdown in June.
Libya's United Nations-recognised government in Tripoli announced it would impose a full lockdown in areas of the country it controls, after a rise in COVID-19 cases.
(Source- Al Jazeera)