According to the weekly epidemiological report released this Wednesday by the World Organization, the number of cases of COVID-19 in the world fell by 4% last week, to 3.3 million, and the number of deaths decreased by 16%, to 7,600.WHO).
The trend continues to decline globally, despite the fact that in the seven days studied, the number of cases increased by 6% in Europewhich, with 1.2 million infections, is again the most affected region after several months in which the epicenter was Pacific Asia (where the number of positives fell 16% to 820,000).
Infections also decreased in America9% (1.1 million), while in the south Asia D middle Asiaover 40%, although their absolute numbers remain low (99,000 and 48,000 respectively).
deaths in the world
Mortality decreased by 11% in America D East Asia (3400 and 1600 respectively) and 26% in Europe (1900).
The countries with the most infections last week were the United States (652,000, down 12%), China (406,000, down 19%) and Germany (356,000, up 10%).
Since the beginning of the pandemic, at least 537 million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed, and 6.3 million people have died. (EFE)
Source: RPP
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