In WHO’s japanese Mediterranean area, the variety of reported circumstances rose by four% (File)
Geneva:
The COVID-19 pandemic remains to be increasing, however the rise in circumstances and deaths has slowed globally, apart from southeast Asia and the japanese Mediterranean areas, the World Well being Group (WHO) mentioned.
In its newest epidemiological replace, issued on Monday evening, it mentioned that the Americas stays the hardest-hit area, accounting for half of newly reported circumstances and 62% of the 39,240 deaths worldwide previously week.
Greater than 23.65 million individuals have been reported to be contaminated by the coronavirus globally and 811,895 have died, in response to a Reuters tally on Tuesday.
“Over 1.7 million new COVID-19 circumstances and 39,000 new deaths have been reported to WHO for the week ending 23 August, a four% lower within the variety of circumstances and (a 12% lower) within the variety of deaths in comparison with the earlier week,” the WHO mentioned.
Southeast Asia, the second most affected area, reported a leap accounting for 28% of latest circumstances and 15% of deaths, it mentioned. India continues to report the vast majority of circumstances, however the virus can be spreading quickly in Nepal.
In WHO’s japanese Mediterranean area, the variety of reported circumstances rose by four%, however the variety of reported deaths has constantly dropped during the last six weeks, the WHO mentioned. Lebanon, Tunisia and Jordan reported the best enhance in circumstances in comparison with the earlier week.
The variety of circumstances and deaths reported throughout Africa decreased by eight% and 11% respectively previously week, “primarily as a result of a lower in circumstances reported in Algeria, Kenya, Ghana, Senegal and South Africa”, it mentioned.
“Within the European area, the variety of circumstances reported has constantly elevated during the last three weeks,” it mentioned. “Nonetheless, solely a slight lower (1%) was reported in the latest week, and the variety of deaths have continued to lower throughout the area.”
In WHO’s western Pacific area, the variety of new circumstances dropped by 5%, pushed by much less unfold in Japan, Australia, Singapore, China and Vietnam. South Korea reported an 180% leap in circumstances, “primarily as a result of a rise in circumstances related to spiritual gatherings”.
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