Global weekly new cases of COVID-19 dropped by 9%, with a total of 6.5 million additional cases and a total of 574 million people who tested positive for a diagnostic test, the World Health Organization said today (WHO).
This last figure does not take into account the undetermined number of infections that went undetected or people who, for various reasons, including lack of access, did not get tested despite being suspected to have the disease, which means that they are not included in the official statistics. .
In its weekly epidemiological report, WHO indicated today that deaths from COVID-19 they remain stable at 14,000 last week.
Pandemic numbers
The COVID-19 pandemic has so far claimed the lives of 6.3 million people worldwide, according to notifications received by the Geneva-based organization.
By countries Japan For the second week in a row, the country is reporting the most cases in the past seven days (1.38 million, up 42%), ahead of USA (923,366 cases) and South Korea (564,437 cases).
The most significant decrease in incidence was observed in Germany and Italy. (EFE)
Source: RPP
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