Berlin: The World Health Organization The number of Covid-19 cases reported worldwide has increased by 11% over the previous week, with the highest increase in Of America, There has been a gradual increase in profit since October.
The United Nations health agency said in its weekly epidemiological report released late Tuesday that there were about 4.99 million new cases worldwide from December 20-26.
Europe accounted for more than half, with a total of 2.84 million, although it was only a 3% increase from the previous week. With 304.6 new cases per 100,000 residents, it had the highest infection rate of any region.
The WHO said new cases in the US rose 39% to nearly 1.48 million, and the region had the second highest infection rate with 144.4 new cases per 100,000 residents. The US alone saw more than 1.18 million cases, an increase of 34%.
new cases were registered in Africa 7% to about 275,000.
The agency stated that “the overall risk associated with the new version … omicron Lives very high.” It cited “consistent evidence” that it has a development advantage over the Delta version, which is dominant in some parts of the world.
It noted that South Africa has seen a decline in the incidence of cases, and the initial figures for that country, UK And Denmark suggests reducing the risk of hospitalization with Omicron. But it said more data is needed “to understand clinical markers of severity including use of oxygen, mechanical ventilation and death, and how severity may be affected by vaccination and/or prior… Is.” Worldwide the number of new deaths fell 4% to 44,680 last week, the WHO said.
The United Nations health agency said in its weekly epidemiological report released late Tuesday that there were about 4.99 million new cases worldwide from December 20-26.
Europe accounted for more than half, with a total of 2.84 million, although it was only a 3% increase from the previous week. With 304.6 new cases per 100,000 residents, it had the highest infection rate of any region.
The WHO said new cases in the US rose 39% to nearly 1.48 million, and the region had the second highest infection rate with 144.4 new cases per 100,000 residents. The US alone saw more than 1.18 million cases, an increase of 34%.
new cases were registered in Africa 7% to about 275,000.
The agency stated that “the overall risk associated with the new version … omicron Lives very high.” It cited “consistent evidence” that it has a development advantage over the Delta version, which is dominant in some parts of the world.
It noted that South Africa has seen a decline in the incidence of cases, and the initial figures for that country, UK And Denmark suggests reducing the risk of hospitalization with Omicron. But it said more data is needed “to understand clinical markers of severity including use of oxygen, mechanical ventilation and death, and how severity may be affected by vaccination and/or prior… Is.” Worldwide the number of new deaths fell 4% to 44,680 last week, the WHO said.
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