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16 October 2021 Security News

Ransomware attacks cost US $590 million in 2021 Press TV 16 Oct 2021 -- The US Treasury Department has reported more than half a billion dollars was paid by victims of ransomware cyber-attacks in the first six months of 2021.

Border regions Xinjiang, Yunnan begin booster shot campaign amid COVID-19 resurgence Global Times 16 Oct 2021 -- Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Southwest China's Yunnan Province have launched a booster shot campaign for COVID-19 vaccines for local residents amid sporadic outbreaks of infections which saw a total of three new local asymptomatic cases registered on Friday.
North China's border city reports no positive COVID-19 results in mass testing People's Daily 16 Oct 2021 -- The border city of Erenhot in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region reports no positive result for COVID-19 in its recent all-inclusive nucleic acid testing, local authorities said on Friday.

Russia's Daily COVID-19 Deaths Pass 1,000 For First Time RFE/RL 16 Oct 2021 -- Russia on October 16 reported 1,002 deaths linked to COVID-19, the highest such figure since the pandemic began.
Share of Russians With COVID-19 Immunity Up to 45% Sputnik 16 Oct 2021 -- Some 45% of Russian adults have COVID-19 antibodies after being vaccinated against or exposed to the viral disease, the national coronavirus response centre said Saturday.

India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 97.23 Cr India PIB 16 Oct 2021 -- With the administration of 8,36,118 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 97.23Cr (97,23,77,045) as per provisional reports till 7 am today
COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 16 Oct 2021
COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 274 India PIB 16 Oct 2021 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed97.62 Crore(97,62,92,346) today
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 16 Oct 2021 -- The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country

COVID-19 kills 181 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 16 Oct 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 123,876 with 181 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Saturday.

Taiwan reports 11 new COVID-19 cases, zero deaths CNA 16 Oct 2021 -- Taiwan on Saturday reported 11 new COVID-19 cases, including the first locally infected patient in the last five days.

New Zealand Vaccinates 2.5% of Its Population Against COVID in a Single Day VOA 16 Oct 2021 -- At least 2.5% of New Zealand's population was vaccinated for COVID-19 in a single day Saturday, according to preliminary data.

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