The incidence of coronavirus COVID-19 in the world over the week fell by 28%, mortality – by 22%, according to the weekly epidemiological bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Between September 5 and 11, the incidence of coronavirus fell in all regions of the world. The largest declines in infections were seen in the Western Pacific (down 36%), Africa (down 33%), and the Americas (down 27%). In just a week, more than 3.1 million new cases of COVID-19 were detected worldwide.
The number of deaths from coronavirus has decreased in all regions except Africa, where it increased by 10%. Most of all, mortality decreased in Europe (by 31%), in Southeast Asia (by 25%), and also in America (by 22%).
In general, less than 11,000 deaths related to COVID-19 were recorded worldwide in a week.
Over the entire period of the pandemic, more than 609.6 million cases of coronavirus infection and more than 6.5 million deaths from the consequences of the disease were detected in the world.
