GENEVA-(MaraviPost)-Global coronavirus cases surged past 25 million, according to a Johns Hopkins University’s tally, as deaths stand at 842,702 as of Sunday morning, August 30, 2020.
India’s health ministry announced on Sunday at least 78,761 new infections in 24 hours, setting a new daily record worlwide.
According to Aljazeera, more than 24.9 million people around the world have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, and 16.4 million have recovered, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 842,400 people have died.
Brazil’s Ministry of Health has reported at least 758 additional coronavirus fatalities during the last 24 hours, with 41,350 new cases, bringing the death toll to 120,262, and the confirmed cases to 3,846,153.
Every Italian region reported new coronavirus cases after a record 99,000 tests turned up another 1,444 cases.
Brazil will officially announce the extension of an aid payment program designed to help people weather the economic damage of the novel coronavirus pandemic, a government official said.
President Jair Bolsonaro has previously stated that the aid payments, which are due to expire this month, will be renewed through the end of the year. However, a planned announcement last Tuesday was delayed after disagreements about the form of future aid payments and related benefits arose between the Economy Ministry and Bolsonaro.
“On Tuesday, we’re going to the Alvorada Palace to announce, together with President Jair Bolsonaro, the extension of emergency payments, a benefit that is so important for millions of Brazilians that need help to confront the pandemic,” Deputy Arthur Lira, the head in the lower house of a power political bloc known as the Centrao, wrote on Twitter.