GENEVA – New Quantity number of corona virus infections The World Health Organization said the worldwide increase for a fifth straight week while the death toll remained relatively stable, the World Health Organization reported on Thursday.
In the United Nations health agency’s weekly review of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO said there were 5.7 million new confirmed infections last week, marking a 6% increase. There were 9,800 deaths, the same number as last week.
Earlier this week, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the pandemic still qualifies as a global emergency and that he was “concerned” about the recent spike.
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He said at a press conference on Tuesday. “The new wave of the virus proves once again that COVID-19 is nowhere to be found.”
Over the past two weeks, COVID-19 cases reported to WHO have increased by 30%, largely due to infectious omicron relatives, BA.4 and BA.5. Two subvariables omicron have shown a worrying possibility of reinfection in previously vaccinated individuals or those who have recovered from COVID.
According to the WHO, the number of COVID-19 infections increased the most in the Western Pacific and the Middle East, where they increased by more than a quarter. Deaths spiked 78% in the Middle East and 23% in Southeast Asia, while declining elsewhere or remaining stable.
The loosened COVID-19 testing and surveillance programs in many countries have complicated efforts to track the virus and detect any potentially dangerous new variants, the WHO said.
In America, the new omicron variant has pushed up hospitalizations and deaths in recent weeks, prompting some cities and states to rethink their approach. The White House COVID-19 Coordinator, Dr Ashish Jha, in a televised appearance on Wednesday, called for increased vigilance and heightened vigilance against the virus.
The White House Response Team has also urged all adults aged 50 and over to act urgently enhanced if they haven’t already this year – and advise people not to wait for the next generation of shoots slated for fall.
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