COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS DAILY NEWSLETTER August 20 2021 | COVID-19 Coronavirus Situation Update in Numbers | | Total cases | New cases | New deaths | Global | 210,805,121 ↑0.4% | 726,484 ↑4.0% | 10,950 ↑3.6% | US | 38,231,787 ↑0.4% | 154,917 ↓2.0% | 967 ↓8.3% | UK | 6,391,833 ↑0.6% | 36,463 ↑7.9% | 113 ↑1.8% | India | 32,358,210 ↑0.1% | 37,312 ↑4.2% | 559 ↑9.4% | | Stock markets in Europe tumble on fears that central banks will tamper emergency Covid-19 support packages. | Sydney lockdown extended till end of September, two million people put under curfew. | CDC data shows that Covid hospitalizations for kids and adults under 50 have reached their highest levels yet. | 3 US senators - Angus King of Maine, Roger Wicker of Mississippi and John Hickenlooper of Colorado - announce that they have tested positive for Covid. | Ulster University (UU) in NI is asking all of its students and staff about their Covid vaccination status. | Health secretary says UK vaccine booster scheme is likely to begin in September. | India records 87,000 breakthrough Covid infections, after individuals have received the second vaccine shot, 46% of such cases are from Kerala. | With over 6 crore Covid vaccine doses administered, Uttar Pradesh is leading India's Covid-19 vaccination drive. | Science and Research Updates on COVID-19 Coronavirus | Study finds that babies and kids can spread Coronavirus in homes more easily as compared to teenagers. | Study finds that the risk of suffering from Bell's Palsy is high after an individual receives Sinovac's Covid vaccine. | This newsletter is brought to you by Narrato.io - a content ordering platform with thousands of quality-vetted writers and smart matching algorithms. | | | | |