WHO says new COVID cases continue to decline, significant drop in 2 months

By Team Newsable | First Published Sep 23, 2021, 11:58 AM IST

In its most recent pandemic update, issued on Tuesday, WHO reported significant declines in cases in two regions: the Middle East (down 22 percent) and Southeast Asia (down 16 percent).

The World Health Organization stated that the number of new COVID-19 cases continued to decline last week, with 3.6 million new cases recorded globally, down from 4 million new infections the previous week. Last week, the reduction was the first significant drop in more than two months, with COVID-19 instances dropping in every global area. In its most recent pandemic update, issued on Tuesday, WHO reported significant declines in cases in two regions: the Middle East (down 22 percent) and Southeast Asia (down 16 percent).

According to the United Nations, there were slightly under 60,000 fatalities in the previous week, a 7 per cent decrease. According to the study, whereas Southeast Asia recorded a 30 per cent drop in COVID-19 fatalities, the Western Pacific area reported a 7 per cent increase.

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