Slovakia reports highest daily COVID-19 tally

A Slovakian man returning to Slovakia rolls his luggage through the Bratislava-Berg border crossing between Austria and Slovakia amidst the new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic on May 23, 2020. (File/AFP)
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Updated 23 September 2020
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Slovakia reports highest daily COVID-19 tally

  • Slovakia has one of Europe’s lowest COVID-19 death tolls, but cases have spiked this month
  • Slovakia had 7,269 cases, of whom 3,888 had recovered, with 41 deaths

PRAGUE: Slovakia on Wednesday reported its highest daily tally of COVID-19 cases since the pandemic started, recording 338 infections the previous day, according to Health Ministry data.
Slovakia has one of Europe’s lowest COVID-19 death tolls, but cases have spiked this month, like elsewhere on the continent.
As on Wednesday, Slovakia had 7,269 cases, of whom 3,888 had recovered, with 41 deaths.

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26 dead in northeast Nigeria boat capsize: emergency services

Updated 04 January 2026
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26 dead in northeast Nigeria boat capsize: emergency services

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: At least 26 people drowned and 14 others are missing after a boat carrying farmers and fishermen capsized in northeastern Nigeria, the emergency services said Sunday.
The incident happened late Saturday, when a rudimentary passenger boat going from Jigawa State to Yobe State capsized, Mohammed Goje, executive director of the State Emergency Management Agency in Yobe state, told AFP.
“So far, emergency volunteers and rescue teams have recovered 26 bodies,” he said. His agency said in a statement that 14 others were missing.