U.S. daily COVID-19 cases remain close to 130,000

Newly diagnosed COVID-19 cases in the United States remain close to 130,000 daily, the highest level since February, MarketWatch reported on Wednesday.
Indian military jet crashes killing 2 pilots
Two pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were killed when a MiG-21 jet they were flying crashed during a training sortie in the western state of Rajasthan, officials said Friday.
India's daily COVID-19 caseload surpasses 20,000 mark
India's daily COVID-19 caseload Thursday surpassed the 20,000 mark again after remaining below it for the past three days, officials said.
Japan reports 2nd case of monkeypox in Tokyo
Japan confirmed its second case of monkeypox on Thursday, with a man in his 30s testing positive in Tokyo, according to an official.
4 million Indonesian medical workers to get 4th dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Four million medical workers will receive a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine amid increasing transmissions triggered by the virus' sub-variants in Indonesia, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said on Wednesday.
S.Korea reports 88,384 new COVID-19 cases
South Korea reported 88,384 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 19,535,242, the health authorities said Thursday.
Lightning, rain-related incidents kill 26 in India's Bihar
At least 26 people were killed and nine others were injured due to lightning and rain-related incidents in India's eastern state of Bihar, state-run broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) said Wednesday.