Virus spread slowing in ASEAN region, data suggests

Data suggests region has 31,818 cases while 1,210 have died; 8,205 patients have recovered from illness

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ANKARA (AA) - As the number of global deaths from coronavirus passes the 172,000 mark, the trend in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states seems to be slowing down, with just 39 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours.

Even the rate of detection of new cases has slowed down from a day earlier.

The ASEAN region saw 39 new deaths on Tuesday, 21 fewer than on Monday.

Data suggests a slowing of the spread of infections as the region saw 1,712 new cases today against 2,055 a day earlier.

There is a slight increase in the rate of COVID-19 testing done in the region.

More than 82,000 tests were done in the region in last 24 hours, taking the tally to 685,594. There are a total of 31,818 cases in the region, according to U.S.’ Johns Hopkins University.

Country	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths	Total Recoveries	Total Tests
Indonesia	7,135	375	616	26	842	50,370
Malaysia	5,482	57	92	3	3,349	10,8216
Philippines	6,599	140	437	9	654	59,928
Singapore	9,125	1,111	11	0	801	94,796
Thailand	2,811	19	48	1	2,108	142,589
Brunei	138	0	1	0	116	11,633
Laos	19	0	0	0	2	1,349
Myanmar	119	8	5	0	7	4,692
Cambodia	122	2	0	0	110	5,768
Vietnam	268	0	0	0	216	20,6253
	31,818	1,712	1,210	39	8,205	685,594

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