With over 4 million new cases reported in the last week, COVID-19 infections and deaths have now been rising for more than a month.

It’s been another week marked by rising infection rates and deaths worldwide, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Europe and the Americas continue to account for the majority of the new infections. So far, more than 127 million cases and nearly 2.8 million deaths have been recorded.

By the end of March 2021, more than 127 million cases and 2.7 million deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported worldwide. Global cases rose for a fifth straight week, while the death toll also continued to accelerate. According to the WHO, Europe, Middle East and Asia have seen the highest increase in new infections.

With more than 126 million confirmed cases and 2.7 million deaths, the COVID-19 pandemic is still sweeping throughout the world. Several countries, especially in the EU, have strengthened restrictive measures, in an attempt to curb rising infection rates.

The coronavirus pandemic continues, having infected more than 115 million people and killed 2.5 million worldwide, while the global vaccine rollout attempts to curb the spread of the virus. Lockdowns and restrictions set to minimize the infection rates around the globe continue to have a substantial impact on international trade and travel.

As the COVID-19 pandemic forces countries and economies into isolation, the first signs of progress are becoming visible. According to a recent WHO report, the number of global new cases and deaths reported continues to fall in Asia, Europe and particularly in the Americas.

The world is currently withstanding a new wave of COVID-19 infections, as the coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 111 million people and killed more than 2.4 million globally since late January 2020. The efforts taken by many countries to mitigate the pandemic led to entire nations enforcing lockdowns, widespread halts of international travel, interruptions in trade and supply chain disruptions.

More than 181 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered across the world, with an average of nearly 6.19 million doses a day. However, many western countries are struggling to efficiently distribute them to their citizens, while the rest of the world still lacks access to any vaccine produced.

About a year ago, the WHO declared public health emergency of international concern over the outbreak of the COVID-19. So far, the pandemic has infected more than 105 million people worldwide. As per the latest IMF World Economic Outlook, vaccine approvals have raised hopes of a turnaround in the pandemic. However, the surge of new variants of the virus, as well as new waves of the pandemic, pose concerns for the outlook. Under this uncertain scenario, the global economy is projected to grow 5.5% in 2021.