The world's COVID-19 death toll tops three million, the real-time statistics website side worldometers.info reports today.
According to the website, the number of deaths caused by the noval coronavirus disease stood at 3,012,649 at 2:15 p.m. (local time) today.
The global tally of novel coronavirus cases exceeded 140.5 million today, including over 119.37 million recovered patients. Of the over 18.1 million active cases, 106,859 were listed as serious or critical, according to the website.
Most COVID-19 fatalities were recorded in the US, Brazil, Mexico, India, the UK, Italy, Russia, and France.
Macau's number of confirmed COVID-19 cases stands at 49 with zero fatalities. Most of the cases have been classified by the Health Bureau as imported.
Bell's palsy patient in Macau after COVID-19 jab
Meanwhile, the Macau government's COVID-19 coordination centre said in a statement last night that a local resident has been diagnosed with Bell's palsy (a type of facial paralysis). According to the statement, the 27-year-old patient was diagnosed with the rare condition on Wednesday. The statement said that the man received a BioNTech jab against COVID-19 on March 20. The patient was discharged from hospital on Thursday and is recovering, the statement said.
According to the statement, the Health Bureau has launched an investigation to find out whether the patient's condition has anything to do with his vaccination last month.
Meanwhile, the statement pointed out that 77,236 COVID-19 vaccinations had been administered in Macau by 4 p.m. yesterday, resulting in 323 adverse events, only two of which have been classified as serious (including the Bell's palsy patient).
Macau confirmed its first COVID-19 case on January 22 last year.
