The Health Ministry reported 51 new covid-19 infections yesterday, up from 49 the day before. Egypt has now disclosed a total of 284,362 confirmed cases of covid-19. The ministry also reported 7 new deaths, bringing the country’s total death toll to 16,535.

The spread of the Delta variant is still causing concern around the world: China is seeing its most widespread covid-19 outbreak since the emergence of the virus in late 2019, with more than 300 confirmed cases across 14 of the country’s 32 provinces. Meanwhile, Iran recorded its highest covid-19 death count since April yesterday, with the country experiencing its biggest surge in new cases since the start of the pandemic, as Morocco announced it will amend the hours of its current night curfew to start two hours earlier at 20:00 GMT amid a tightening of curbs across the country. Australia’s third largest city of Brisbane is also under lockdown till Sunday, with the state registering 13 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, representing its biggest daily increase in a year.

The US has administered at least one vaccine dose to 70% of its population, hitting president Joe Biden’s target about one month later than planned, CNBC reports. But lower rates in local communities could still create pockets of infection that threaten the overall recovery, and FDA officials have said that a vaccination rate of at least 80% of the population is necessary before the US can achieve some form of so-called herd immunity. Several US cities and companies are reinstituting requirements to wear masks indoors, even for those fully vaccinated, in efforts to contain a new spike in covid-19 cases ahead of the fall season.

Germany will begin administering vaccines to 12-17 year olds as vaccination uptake in the general population slows, Bloomberg reports. Germany has administered at least one shot to some 62% of its population, and plans to also offer a booster shot to the elderly or otherwise vulnerable as of September.