In America, the continent where the increase in cases was highest (100%), it was also the region where deaths fell the most (18%).
Global cases of COVID-19 increased 70%, a percentage never seen before, in the past week from December 27 to January 2, but deaths from the disease fell 10% in that period, according to the published epidemiological report. today by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Last week there were 9.5 million confirmed infections, a figure that almost double the previous weekly records, while the deaths were 41,000, which is the fourth consecutive week of decreases in deaths despite the current virulent wave of infections.
Paradoxically, in America, the continent where the increase in cases was higher (100%), was also the region where deaths fell the most (18%), while in Europe, with a 65% increase in positives, the deaths were down 6%.
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