The World Health Organization (WHO) indicated that between June 24 and July 21, Covid-19 infections increased by 30% and deaths by 26% worldwide, reporting data from the latest reporting period.
According to the World Health Organization, in the period from June 24 to July 21, 186 thousand new cases of Covid-19 and more than 2,800 deaths were registered, which means an increase of 30% and 26% respectively compared to the previous period. From May 27 to June 23.
The organization points out that the numbers should be interpreted with caution due to the lack of diagnostic tests and genetic sequencing of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 (and its variants and sub-variants) and delays in notification in many countries.
According to the UN, 95 countries have reported infections and 35 deaths.
In the same period analyzed, between June 24 and July 21, more than 23 thousand hospitalizations and more than 600 new admissions in intensive care units were reported, representing an increase of 11% and 3%, respectively, compared to the period of 28. days ago.
Mainly in Europe and the US, the highest number of hospitalizations and admissions to intensive care.
A week ago, the WHO had already warned of an increase in Covid-19 cases around the world, saying it was “unlikely” that they would decrease in the short term and that the risk of a more severe variant would decrease.
According to the World Health Organization, new waves of infection have been recorded in Europe, the United States and the Western Pacific.
Covid-19 is an infectious respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which was identified in China in late 2019 and has spread rapidly to other parts of the world, taking on multiple types and sub-variants, some infecting more than others.
Current vaccines mainly prevent acute disease, but not infection.
From May 2023, Covid-19 ceased to be an international public health emergency (highest alert level).
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