The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported 4 million weekly cases of COVID-19, reflecting the first marked decline in more than two months. In recent weeks, there have been about 4.4 million cases.
According to the latest WHO weekly COVID-19 epidemiological update published on September 14, all regions of the world reported decreases in new infections compared to the previous week, although the US, UK, India, Iran and Turkey contributed the highest number of new reports. cases. New deaths reported worldwide also declined the previous week, with 62,000 fatalities, although Africa reported a 7% increase in weekly deaths.
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The highly transmissible delta variant, dominant in the US, was detected in six additional countries during the previous week, bringing the total to 180 countries.
Children and adolescents infected with COVID-19 often face milder courses of the disease, but more research is needed to determine whether the delta variant and other variants will alter the severity of the disease, the WHO noted. As of September 6, deaths in age groups under the age of 24 accounted for 0.6% of all COVID-related deaths reported worldwide. Younger age groups may experience persistent symptoms after infection, or the so-called “long COVID,” although ongoing research is studying its frequency and characteristics, as well as a rare COVID-related inflammatory condition. in children, according to the WHO.
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At least 42% of the world’s population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and nearly 32 million doses are given every day, according to the latest figures from Our World in Data, while 74% of all North- Americans 12 years of age or older, or eligible for the vaccine, have received at least one dose, with more than 63% completely vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
During the last week the head of the World Health Organization, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines refrain from offering booster shots until the end of the year, extending a call that has fallen heavily on deaf ears. The pandemic will not end until the vaccine reaches the world’s population, the agency has long reiterated, with the aim of vaccinating 70% of the population in all countries by mid-2022.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.