Geneva: The number of new Koronavirus infections last week jumped around 55%, although the number of deaths remained stable, said the World Health Organization (WHO) in his latest pandemic report.
In the weekly report issued on Tuesday night, the UN Health Agency said there were around 15 million cases of Covid-19 last week and more than 43,000 deaths.
Each world region reported an increase in Covid-19 cases except for Africa, where officials saw a 11% decline.
Last week, which recorded a record high of 9.5 million new infections in one week, called it a “tsunami” disease.
Who said that the very contagious Omicron variant continued to define a global pandemic and now packed the dominant Delta variant.
Omicron said, who was first detected in South Africa at the end of November, contributed nearly 59% of all the sequences shared with the largest global database available to the public.
Who said Omicron is now proven to have a shorter doubling time, with increasing evidence capable of “avoiding immunity.” It also recorded a lot of research that was less severe compared to the previous variants.
After a steep rise in omicron cases in South Africa after the variant was first detected, the epidemic quickly fell and experts believed the waves had passed.
Who said this week after a continuous increase in Covid-19 throughout Africa, the case fell this week for the first time.
Scientists in the UK and the US said there were early signs, the crush on Omicron might have peaked, but they were still not sure how the next pandemic phase might occur.
Which notes that America reported the number of Covid-19 cases this week’s highest, with a surge in 78%, mainly driven by the US.
The number of new cases in Europe rose 31%, while there was a 10% decline in death.
The biggest surge in Covid-19 infection was recorded in Southeast Asia, where cases increased by more than 400%, with the largest number reported in India, Timor-Leste, Thailand and Bangladesh.
The number of deaths in the region fell 6%.
The omicron variant spreads easier than other Coronavirus strains, and has become dominant in many countries.
It is also easier to infect those who have been vaccinated or previously infected by the previous version of the virus.
However, initial research shows Omicron tends to cause severe illness rather than the previous Delta variant, and vaccination and booster still offer strong protection from serious illness, hospitalization and death.