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Uganda has to this day recorded 96,678 coronavirus cases, with 94,561 recoveries recorded, according to the health ministry in its latest update on COVID-19. As many as 181 new cases were confirmed from tests conducted on August 12, with seven new deaths registered.

But what is happening outside of Uganda? Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis:

Russia registers record daily deaths

For a third day running, Russia records its highest daily death toll, with 819 fatalities reported over the past 24 hours. 

A man wearing a face mask walks during a sunset in Moscow

Australia tightens Sydney lockdown

Australia's biggest city announces tighter COVID restrictions including heavier fines and stricter policing as authorities battle to contain a Delta outbreak.

Iran tightens restrictions

Iran announces fresh curbs to combat the spread of COVID-19 as deaths and infections surge and the country tries to speed up its vaccination campaign.

Iranians take the escalator in a shopping centre in Tehran where people were queuing to register for innoculation at a COVID-19 vaccination centre set up at the mall

Guatemala declares health emergency

President Alejandro Giammattei announces a new state of emergency, including an overnight curfew from Sunday to contain a surge in COVID infections driven by the Delta variant.

DRCongo finally gets more vaccines

The Democratic Republic of Congo receives a batch of more than 50,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from the United Kingdom, after 35 days of having no supplies, the health ministry announces.

New protests against France's COVID pass

Protesters opposing a health pass championed by President Emmanuel Macron to defeat COVID-19 mass across France for the fifth successive weekend, but official figures suggest the numbers are down on last week.

A protester holds a placard in the Passage Pommeraye during a national day of protest against the compulsory COVID-19 vaccination for certain workers

More than 4.3 million dead

The coronavirus pandemic has killed at least 4,347,979 people worldwide since the virus first emerged in late 2019, according to an AFP compilation of official data. 

The US is the worst-affected country with 621,060 deaths, followed by Brazil with 567,862, India with 430,732, Mexico 247,414 and Peru 197,279.