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BERLIN — The World Health Organization says the fig of COVID-19 cases recorded worldwide accrued by 11% past week compared with the erstwhile week, with the biggest summation successful the Americas. The summation followed a gradual summation since October.
The U.N. wellness bureau said successful its play epidemiological study released precocious Tuesday that determination were astir 4.99 cardinal recently reported cases astir the satellite from Dec. 20-26.
Europe accounted for much than fractional the total, with 2.84 million, though that amounted to lone a 3% summation implicit the erstwhile week. It besides had the highest corruption complaint of immoderate region, with 304.6 caller cases per 100,000 residents.
WHO said that caller cases successful the Americas were up 39% to astir 1.48 million, and the portion had the second-highest corruption complaint with 144.4 caller cases per 100,000 residents. The U.S. unsocial saw much than 1.18 cardinal cases, a 34% increase.
Reported caller cases successful Africa were up 7% to astir 275,000.
The bureau said that “the wide hazard related to the caller variant … omicron remains precise high.” It cited “consistent evidence” that it has a maturation vantage implicit the delta variant, which remains ascendant successful parts of the world.
It noted that a diminution successful lawsuit incidence has been seen successful South Africa, and that aboriginal information from that country, the U.K. and Denmark suggest a reduced hazard of hospitalization with omicron. But it said that much information is needed “to recognize the objective markers of severity including the usage of oxygen, mechanical ventilation and death, and however severity whitethorn beryllium impacted by vaccination and/or anterior … infection.”
WHO said that the fig of recently reported deaths worldwide past week was down 4% to 44,680.
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