The fig of COVID-19 cases and deaths has continued to diminution globally, with  3.1 million caller cases and conscionable implicit 54,000 caller deaths, reported implicit the past week, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). 

Compared to the erstwhile week, this represents a nine per cent alteration successful cases, portion deaths remained similar, the WHO said successful its weekly epidemiological update. This continues the trend that has been observed since August.  

During the week of 27 September to 3 October, all regions reported a diminution successful the fig of caller cases, apart from Europe which remained similar to the week before. 

The largest alteration successful caller play cases was reported successful Africa (43 per cent), followed by the Eastern Mediterranean (21 per cent), Southeast Asia (19 per cent), the Americas (12 per cent) and the Western Pacific (12 per cent). 

4.8 cardinal deaths 

The number of confirmed cases reported globally is present implicit 234 million, with fatalities just nether 4.8 million.  

A ample diminution successful the fig of caller play deaths was besides reported for each regions, except the Americas and Europe. These regions some reported a akin fig of play deaths arsenic the erstwhile week. 

The largest diminution successful play deaths was reported from Africa, with a 25 per cent decline, compared with the erstwhile week. 

According to the update, the regions reporting the highest play lawsuit incidence rates per 100,000 colonisation were Europe (123.1 caller cases per 100,000) and the Americas (109.5 caller cases per 100,000), portion the aforesaid 2 regions reported this highest play incidence successful deaths per 100,000 population; the Americas (2.4 caller cases per 100,000) and Europe (1.6 caller cases per 100,000). 

US leads caller cases 

The highest numbers of caller cases were reported from the United States (760,571), the United Kingdom (239,781 caller cases; akin to the fig reported successful the erstwhile week), Turkey (197,277 caller cases; akin to the fig reported successful the erstwhile week), the Russian Federation (165,623 caller cases; 13 per cent increase), and India (161,158 caller cases; a 21 per cent decrease). 

Globally, the study recovered that cases of the Alpha variant person been reported successful 195 countries, territories oregon areas (two caller countries added since past week), portion 145 countries (3 caller countries since past week) person reported cases of the Beta variant; and 99 countries person reported cases of the Gamma variant (4 caller countries since past week). 

The Delta variant has been reported successful 192 countries (seven caller countries since past week) crossed each six WHO regions, as of 5 October.