Japan reported another day of record Covid-19 cases, adding 3,214 infections from Thursday, according to the country’s Health Ministry.
Thursday’s numbers top Japan’s previous record reported one week ago, when 3,030 new cases were reported on December 12.
Tokyo reported 822 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, marking the highest single-day rise since the start of the pandemic, the Tokyo metropolitan government announced.
South Korea reported 1,062 new Covid-19 infections for Thursday, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
The United States reported 114,237 people hospitalized with Covid-19 on Thursday, the highest number since the pandemic began, according to the Covid Tracking Project (CTP).
A new mystery cluster of Covid-19 cases in Australia’s New South Wales continues to grow after 10 new cases were added overnight, according to the NSW Health Department.
New South Wales has recorded a total of 4,493 virus cases since the beginning of the pandemic, according to NSW Health.
As the United States on Thursday surpassed 17 million official Covid-19 cases, a US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended a second coronavirus vaccine for the country.
The developments come as the US, after starting distribution of its first authorized vaccine this week, is dealing with record rates of daily cases, daily deaths and numbers of Covid-19 patients in hospitals.
