One more COVID-19 patient died in Tajikistan yesterday bringing a total number of the officially confirmed coronavirus-linked deaths in the country to 82, according to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP).

40 new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of the officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country to 10,900 as of the evening of October 28, a MoHSPP says.  

61 COVID-19 patients were reportedly discharged after recovery yesterday.  In all, 10,070 coronavirus patients have reportedly recovered in the country as of the evening of October 28. 

The COVID-19 pandemic in Tajikistan is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).  The virus was confirmed to have spread to Tajikistan when its index cases, in Dushanbe and Khujand, were confirmed on April 30, 2020.     

The coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 215 countries and territories around the world and 2 international conveyances.

Meanwhile, the fall surge in Covid-19 infections reportedly added nearly half a million cases to the US national total in just one week.  As Covid-19 cases continue to surge in the United States, American physician and immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci said the country may not return to normalcy until 2022, according to CNN.  The US federal government said it will pay for any future coronavirus vaccine for all Americans.

Multiple European countries are reporting record Covid-19 numbers.  France and Germany announced new lockdowns in an effort to curb the virus' spread.