Coronavirus: Latest on COVID-19 from around the world - Monday, September 28

There were 32.9 million global COVID-19 cases reported as of Monday morning (NZ time), as the death toll climbed above 995,000.

Here's the latest on the pandemic from around the world.

Europe

  • The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1411 on Sunday (local time) compared to Saturday, data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed. The reported death toll rose to 9457
  • Officials in the UK want university students to be able to return home for Christmas, Culture Minister Oliver Dowden said on Sunday, amid concerns that more lockdown measures may be needed to curb the rising number of coronavirus cases
  • An issue with England's COVID-19 smartphone app, launched to curb the spread of the virus, which meant it could not accept around a third of test results has been resolved, the Government said on Sunday
  • Russia's daily tally of new coronavirus cases hit its highest level since June 20 on Sunday at 7867, bringing its total to 1,151,438, Russia's coronavirus task force reported.

Americas

  • Four US states in the Midwest reported record one-day increases in COVID-19 cases as infections rose nationally for a second week in a row, according to a Reuters analysis. Minnesota on Saturday (local times) reported 1418 new cases, Montana 343 new cases, South Dakota reported 579 and Wisconsin had 2902 new cases 
  • The largest city in Brazil's Amazon has closed bars and river beaches to contain a fresh surge of coronavirus cases, a trend that may dash theories that Manaus was one of the world's first places to reach collective, or herd, immunity
  • Mexico's confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 726,431 on Saturday, according to updated data from the Health Ministry, along with a reported death toll of 76,243
  • Argentina's coronavirus infections topped 700,000 on Saturday with new daily infections and deaths among the top five globally, Reuters data showed, despite seven months of quarantine that have ravaged the frail economy.
Coronavirus: Latest on COVID-19 from around the world - Monday, September 28
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Asia-Pacific

  • Indonesia reported 3874 new coronavirus infections on Sunday (local time), bringing the total number of cases to 275,213, official data from the COVID-19 task force showed. It also reported 78 new deaths, bringing total fatalities to 10,386
  • The Philippines' Health Ministry on Sunday reported 2995 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections and 60 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 304,226 cases and 5344 deaths
  • Victoria, Australia's second-most populous state and the epicentre of the country's COVID-19 outbreak, will accelerate the easing of social distancing restrictions as infections slow to fewer than 20 cases a day, its Premier said on Sunday.

Economic impact

The Group of 20 major economies on Friday said they are looking at structural approaches to secure longer-term financing for developing countries, including development of domestic capital markets and work to catalyse private sector investment.