The World Health Organization says only about 4 million coronavirus cases were reported globally last week — a significant drop. Meanwhile, the African Union wants to be able to buy more jabs. Follow DW for the latest.
The World Health Organization says only about 4 million coronavirus cases were reported globally last week - the first major drop in new infections in more than two months.
The World Health Organization says only about 4 million coronavirus cases were reported globally last week - the first major drop in new infections in more than two months.
The UN health agency on Wednesday said every region in the world had recorded a drop in COVID-19 cases compared to the previous week.
In its weekly update, the World Health Organization (WHO) said there had been 3,931,221. In recent weeks there have been about 4.4 million cases each week.
"This represents the first substantial decline in weekly cases in more than two months," the WHO report said.
The highest numbers of new cases were reported from the US, UK, India, Iran and Turkey. Meanwhile, the highly ocntagious Delta variant has been reported in 180 countries - with six more countries reporting it in the past week.
While the global number of deaths decreased to about 62,000, with the sharpest decline in Southeast Asia — Africa recorded a 7% increase.