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Asia-Pacific Coronavirus News: India's death toll rises to 9,520 as total cases reach 332,424

June 15, 2020

HONG KONG, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia-Pacific countries:

NEW DELHI -- India's federal health ministry Monday morning said 325 new deaths due to COVID-19 and an additional 11,502 positive cases were reported during the past 24 hours across the country, taking the number of deaths to 9,520 and total cases to 332,424.

So far 169,798 people have been discharged from hospitals after showing improvement.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="3000"] A street vendor sells fruit in Srinagar city, the summer capital of India-controlled Kashmir, June 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)[/caption]

SEOUL -- South Korea reported 37 more cases compared to 24 hours ago as of 0:00 a.m. Monday local time, raising the total number of infections to 12,121.

The daily caseload moved between 30 and 60 for the past 15 days. Of the new cases, 13 were imported, lifting the combined figure to 1,346.

No more death was confirmed, leaving the death toll at 277. The total fatality rate stood at 2.29 percent.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="900"] A little girl plays at the traditional lantern festival along the Cheonggyecheon Stream in Seoul, South Korea, May 28, 2020. (Photo by Lee Sang-ho/Xinhua)[/caption]

WELLINGTON-- The Ministry of Health reported no cases in New Zealand on Monday, 24 days since the last new case was reported in the country.

The combined number of confirmed and probable cases in New Zealand was 1,504, including 1,154 confirmed cases, and the death toll stood at 22, and the number of recovered cases was 1,482.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="900"] Fishermen make preparations in Wellington, New Zealand, June 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)[/caption]

SINGAPORE -- Singapore's Ministry of Health reported 407 new cases on Sunday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 40,604.

Of the new cases, 99 percent are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="900"] People wearing masks walk on the sidewalk at the shopping area in Singapore on June 12, 2020. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)■[/caption]