This article documents the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, in July 2021. The first human cases of COVID-19 were identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
Case statistics
Pandemic chronology
1 July
Fiji confirmed 431 new cases of COVID-19 and announced three deaths. Malaysia has reported 6,988 new cases, bringing the total number to 758,967. There are 5,580 new recoveries, bringing the total number of recoveries to 688,260. There are 84 deaths, bringing the death toll to 5,254. There are 65,453 active cases, with 917 active cases and 445 on ventilator support. New Zealand has reported one new case, bringing the total number to 2,740 (2,384 confirmed and 356 probable). Three previously reported cases were also reclassified, causing a net decrease of two cases. One recovery was reported, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,686. The death toll remains 26 Singapore has reported ten new cases including four locally transmitted and six imported, bringing the total to 62,589. Of the locally transmitted cases, all of them are linked to previous cases. Six people have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 62,234. The death toll remains at 36. Ukraine has reported 705 new daily cases and 51 new daily deaths, bringing the total number to 2,235,801 and 52,391, respectively; a total of 2,168,387 patients have recovered.
2 July
Fiji confirmed 404 new cases of COVID-19 and announced one death. India has reported 853 new deaths, bringing the death toll to over 400,000. 46,617 new cases were reported, bringing the total number to 30,458,251. Malaysia has reported 6,982 new cases, bringing the total number of cases to 765,949. There are 6,278 recoveries, bringing the total number of recoveries to 694,538. There are 73 deaths, bringing the death toll to 5,327. There are 66,084 active cases, with 905 in intensive care and 443 on ventilator support. New Zealand has reported three new cases, bringing the total number to 2,942 (2,386 confirmed and 356 probable). One previously reported case has been reclassified, giving a net increase of two cases. There are three recoveries, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,689. The death toll remains 26. There are 27 active cases. Singapore has reported ten new cases including three locally transmitted and seven imported, bringing the total to 62,599. Of the locally transmitted cases, one of them is unlinked. 16 have been discharged, bringing the total number of recoveries to 62,250. The death toll remains at 36. South Africa surpasses 2 million cases. Ukraine has reported 696 new daily cases and 33 new daily deaths, bringing the total number to 2,236,497 and 52,424, respectively; a total of 2,169,584 patients have recovered.
3 July
Fiji has confirmed 386 new cases of COVID-19 and announced two deaths. Malaysia has reported 6,658 new cases, bringing the total number of cases to 772,607. There are 5,677 recoveries, bringing the total number of recoveries to 700,215. There are 107 deaths, bringing the death toll to 5,434. There are 66,958 active cases, with 892 in intensive care and 443 on ventilator support. Singapore has reported seven new cases including four locally transmitted and three imported, bringing the total to 62,606. Of the locally transmitted cases, all of them are linked to previous cases. There are 15 recoveries, bringing the total number of recoveries to 62,265. The death toll remains at 36. Ukraine has reported 705 new daily cases and 36 new daily deaths, bringing the total number to 2,237,202 and 52,460, respectively; a total of 2,170,656 patients have recovered.