Iran Press/ America: A long-expected upturn in United States coronavirus deaths has begun, driven by fatalities in states in the South and West, according to data on the pandemic.
According to an Associated Press analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University, the seven-day rolling average for daily reported deaths in the US has increased from 578 two weeks ago to 664 on July 10.
Daily reported deaths increased in 27 states over that time period, but the majority of those states are averaging under 15 new deaths per day. A smaller group of states has been driving the nationwide increase in deaths.
South Africa
South Africa is reporting another 13,497 confirmed coronavirus cases for a total of 264,184 including 3,971 deaths. More than a third of cases are in the new hot spot of Gauteng province, which includes Johannesburg and the capital, Pretoria.
Already, public hospitals are expressing concerns about shortages of available beds and medical oxygen. The percentage of tests that are positive is now over 25 percent, but the National Institute of Infectious Diseases says that could reflect both the rise in infections and more targeted testing.
South Korea
South Korea's new virus cases bounced back on Sunday as cluster infections in the greater Seoul area and the southwestern city of Gwangju continued to increase amid a sustained rise in imported cases, according to Yonhap news agency.
The country added 44 cases, including 21 local infections, raising the total caseload to 13,417, Yonhap quoted the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) as saying.
Italy
Italy has confirmed another 188 coronavirus infections, a third in the hard-hit Lombardy region, according to AP news agency.
Public health officials say the outbreak remains under control in Italy, the onetime epicenter of the outbreak in Europe, but they are paying attention to clusters of domestic and international infections.
According to the latest figures published by Johns Hopkins University, more than 12.8 million cases have been detected with the virus worldwide, with more than 560,000 deaths, and 7,478,196 people have recovered.
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