Global Covid-19 cases up 11% in one week, high risk from Omicron: WHO

Global Covid-19 cases up 11% in one week, high risk from Omicron: WHO

New York: Worldwide, the number of cases of Covid-19 increased by 11 percent compared to the previous week, the WHO said, with the US reporting the highest number of cases.

The cases have increased significantly since October. The World Health Organization, which disclosed this information in its weekly epidemiological report, recorded 4.99 million new cases globally since D.20-26. Europe accounts for more than half of the cases, with 2.84 million cases.

Europe has the highest infection rate of any region, with 304.6 new cases per 100,000 residents.

According to the WHO, cases of COVID-19 in the US are up 39 percent. More than 1.18 million cases were reported in the US alone. New cases in Africa are up 7%.

Omicron tsunami, delta cases wreck health system - WHO warns

GENEVA: The World Health Organization warned on Wednesday that the Omicron tsunami and delta COVID-19 cases have already exceeded their limits and will strain health systems.

WHO is concerned that delta and omicron mutations are a dual threat, causing an increase in the number of new cases, leading to increased hospitalizations and deaths.

Like Delta, Omicron is broadcast most often. "There are serious concerns that this will lead to an increase in the number of cases," WHO Headquarters Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference.

He said this would continue to put serious pressure on health workers and the health care system and it was on the verge of collapse. He said the pressure on health systems is not just for new coronavirus patients, but that an increasing number of healthcare workers are sick with Covid. He said that many people who have not been vaccinated will die from this infection.