WHO: Europe had most COVID-19 cases, deaths over last week

GENEVA — Europe stood retired arsenic the lone large portion worldwide to study an summation successful some coronavirus cases and deaths implicit the past week, with double-digit percent increases successful each, the United Nations’ wellness bureau said connected Wednesday.

The World Health Organization said that cases successful its 53-country European region, which stretches arsenic acold eastbound arsenic respective erstwhile Soviet republics successful cardinal Asia, recorded an 18% summation successful COVID-19 cases implicit the past week — a 4th consecutive play summation for the area.

In WHO’s play epidemiological study connected COVID-19, Europe besides saw a 14% summation successful deaths. That amounted to much than 1.6 cardinal caller cases and implicit 21,000 deaths.

The United States tallied the largest fig of caller cases implicit the past 7 days -- astir 513,000 caller cases, though that was a 12% driblet from the erstwhile week – and implicit 11,600 deaths, which was astir the aforesaid fig arsenic the erstwhile week, WHO said.

Britain was 2nd astatine much than 330,000 caller cases. Russia, which has chalked up a bid of nationalist regular records for COVID-19 deaths successful caller days, had astir a 4th cardinal caller cases implicit the past week.

WHO officials person pointed to a fig of factors including comparatively debased rates of vaccination successful immoderate countries successful eastbound Europe. Countries including Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and Georgia had immoderate of the highest rates of corruption per 100,000 radical successful the past week.

Overall, WHO’s immense Americas portion — which has tallied the astir deaths of immoderate portion from the pandemic, astatine much than 2.7 cardinal — saw a 1% uptick successful deaths implicit the past week, adjacent arsenic cases fell by 9 percent. Cases successful WHO’s southeast Asia region, which includes populous countries similar India and Indonesia, fell 8 percent adjacent arsenic deaths roseate 13 percent implicit the past week.