Deaths from coronavirus in Europe rose 5% last week, making it the only region in the world where they increased, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported.
The agency of the HIM-HER-IT He said confirmed cases were up 6% globally, driven by infections in the Americas, Europe and Asia.
In its weekly report on the pandemic, the WHO indicated that deaths from COVID-19 In all regions apart from Europe, they were stable or declined and totaled 50,000 worldwide last week. Of the 3.3 million new infections reported, 2.1 million were in Europe.
It was the seventh consecutive week that coronavirus cases continue to grow in the 61 countries and territories that the WHO counts in its European region, which extends through Russia and into Central Asia.
Although about 60% of people in Western Europe are fully vaccinated, only half are in eastern Europe, where authorities battle a widespread reluctance to get vaccinated.
The WHO He said infections have been falling in Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia since July.
Within Europe, the WHO said the highest numbers of new cases are in Russia, Germany and Britain. It points out that deaths rose 67% in Norway and 38% in Slovakia.
The agency previously described Europe as the epicenter of the current pandemic and warned that there could be 500,000 more deaths by February if action is not taken urgently on the continent.
In the last week, Austria has put in place severe restrictions on the movement of the unvaccinated, the Netherlands and other European countries have reintroduced lockdown measures to curb infections, and the UK decided to launch booster doses for all people aged 40 and over.
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