World Health Organization: COVID-19 Cases Increased by Seven Percent in the Past Two Weeks

The World Health Organization announced late Tuesday that despite a decline in the COVID-19 death rate, the number of cases of this infectious virus has increased by seven percent worldwide over the past week.

According to the organization’s statement, the renewed growth in case numbers occurs after COVID-19 cases have been on the rise in recent two weeks in countries such as China, Japan, North Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.

The latest report released by the United Nations health body focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic shows that in just one week, more than 12 million people have been infected with the coronavirus.

This seven percent increase comes at a time when, since the beginning of the current calendar year, COVID-19 cases worldwide have been consistently declining.

Nevertheless, the number of deaths from this disease has fallen to fewer than 33,000 cases per week, reflecting a 23 percent decline in COVID-19 mortality.

Health officials have repeatedly stated that infection with the Omicron variant, compared to previous COVID strains such as Delta, is accompanied by milder symptoms, and vaccination, particularly booster shots, is highly effective in preventing severe illness.

Data published on Johns Hopkins University’s website shows that since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past two years, more than 474 million cases of COVID-19 have been registered and identified worldwide, and more than 6.1 million people have died following infection with this virus.

Source: Radio Farda