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On Monday evening, the WHO announced that nearly 2 million people had registered worldwide in the week ending September 20. new cases of coronavirus infection: 1998897.
That is 6 percent. more than in the previous week and “the highest number of cases reported in a week since the epidemic began,” the United Nations agency said.
Since the new coronavirus appeared in China late last year, it has infected a total of more than 31 million people. people, of which almost 962 thousand. died, according to official data collected by the AFP news agency.
According to the WHO, the number of new cases increased most rapidly last week in almost all regions of the world. In Europe and on both continents, it was 11 and 10 percent, respectively. more new cases.
In Africa alone, there is no trend for a faster increase in cases so far: Last week, the continent recorded 12% of cases. fewer new cases compared to the previous week.
However, fewer deaths are now being reported, according to WHO figures.
Decrease in deaths
Roughly 37,700 coronavirus-related deaths were reported worldwide last week, down 10 percent from a week ago.
This was due to the improvement in the situation in South and North America, a region that has long been hit hardest by the virus, with 22 percent new deaths. less than before, and in Africa, where deaths fell by 16 percent.
However, the number of reported cases in the Americas still represents half of all confirmed infections and 55% of deaths. all reported COVID-19 deaths worldwide. The general statistics improved mainly due to a significant decrease in the number of deaths recently registered in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador and Bolivia.
The United States, the country hardest hit by the virus in the world, and Brazil, second only, continue to record the highest death toll, each with more than 5,000 deaths last week.
In Europe, the proportion that survived the second wave of coronavirus, the number of new deaths from COVID-19 in seven days has exceeded 4,000 and is 27%. higher than a week before.
France, Russia, Spain and the United Kingdom accounted for the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in Europe last week, and Hungary and Denmark reported the largest relative increases in deaths.
The United Kingdom remains the European country most affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Since the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 has claimed nearly 42,000 lives in Britain. human lives.
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