Coronavirus latest: South Korea’s serious cases hit record high

Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.

Cumulative global cases have reached 251,352,390, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The worldwide death toll has hit 5,071,824.

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Thursday, Nov. 11 (Tokyo time)

2:14 p.m. India reports 13,091 new cases in the last 24 hours, up from 11,466 the previous day, pushing the country’s total to 34.4 million. Fatalities jumped by 340 to 462,189. Meanwhile, the country administered 5.75 million vaccine doses since Wednesday morning, bringing the…