Covid, over 3.3 million infections and 55 thousand deaths in 7 days in the world

The weekly number of Covid infections and deaths continues to drop globally. In fact, between 20 and 26 September there were over 3.3 million infections and over 55 thousand deaths reported in the world. The drop is 10% for both infections and the number of victims of the virus. In Europe, the downward trend has slowed down: with 1.09 million cases and 14,638 deaths per week, in the Old Continent there is a -1%, with numbers practically similar to last week. This is the scenario that emerges from the latest update of the World Health Organization (WHO). To make a comparison, the biggest decrease on the contagion front is that recorded in the Eastern Mediterranean region, -17%. As for deaths from Covid-19, it is the Western Pacific that shows the most significant decline, -24% compared to the previous 7 days. In general, the figure for weekly deaths showed a sharp decline (over 10%) for all regions, with the exception of Europe and the African region which is the only one to register a slight increase (+ 5%). The global counter now shows more than 231 million cases since the start of the pandemic and victims above 4.7 million. The regions with the highest weekly incidence and mortality rates per 100,000 inhabitants remain the same: the Americas (124.6 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants; 2.3 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants) and the European region (117.6 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants; 1.6 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants) .The highest number of new cases was reported by the United States (over 765 thousand in 7 days, -31%), Brazil (more than 247 thousand, + 135%, due to changes in reports), and the United Kingdom (about 230 thousand, + 14%). The highest number of new deaths is that of the USA (14,842, -17%), followed by Russia (5,469, similar to the previous week). Returning to Europe, for over 2 months – reports WHO in the weekly bulletin – the number of new cases registered in 7 days fluctuated slightly in the region, although countries within it reported different trends. For example, the incidence of Covid in Romania and Serbia increased dramatically, while it decreased in Israel last month. The incidence of weekly deaths has stabilized over the past month, after the region reported a gradual increase from mid-July to late August. The three countries that reported the highest number of deaths this week (Russia, Turkey and the UK) account for 56% of the regional total.