Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases now exceeds 232 million and the number of deaths is more than 4.7 million. The vaccination campaign continues and more than 6.19 billion doses have been globally administered at a ratio of about 29.2 million jabs per day.

For the second week in a row, the numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths have declined. No region reported any increase in weekly case incidence, and only the Western Pacific Region reported an increase (7%) in the number of deaths. The cumulative number of cases reported globally is now over 228.8 million and the cumulative number of deaths is almost 4.7 million.

The new cases reported globally in the past week have declined after more than two months. All regions reported decreases in new cases and in the number of deaths –except Africa where the number of weekly deaths increased by 7%. The cumulative number of cases reported globally is now over 225 million and the cumulative number of deaths is just over 4.6 million.

A new SARS-CoV-2 variant, called C.1.2, has been found by South African researchers. It contains some mutations that spread faster and wider and are not as responsive to current vaccines. The new variant is being monitored and it is still unclear whether it will become more problematic.

According to the latest weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 published by the World Health Organization (WHO), worldwide COVID-19 cases and deaths seem to be stabilizing after having increased for nearly two months. The number of new cases and deaths reported this week remain similar to the previous week.

The world seems to be in the early stages of another wave of infections and deaths despite of vaccination efforts. Unvaccinated people account for a big part of new cases. An increase in cases also creates more opportunities for the virus to mutate, which may lead to the emergence of new variants.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases now exceeds 188.6 million (12% of increase as compared to the previous week) and the number of deaths has surpassed 4 million, according to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) figures. A total of about 3.4 billion vaccine doses have been administered. 

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Newly reported COVID-19 cases and deaths are rising across the globe as pointed out in the World Health Organization (WHO) weekly report, after a decline for several consecutive weeks.

With over 183 million COVID-19 cases and almost 4 million deaths reported globally, the number of new cases remained similar to the previous week, and the number of new deaths continued to decrease. Africa is the region that has recorded a sharp increase in incidence and mortality. The Eastern Mediterranean and European Regions also reported increases in the number of cases. All regions (except Africa) reported a decline in the number of new deaths.