COVID-19 update for the world
Weekly cases and deaths have decreased
by Pinedale Online!
October 25, 2021
Here is an update of the COVID-19 pandemic as of October 19, 2021 according to the World Health Organization:
"Globally, the numbers of weekly COVID-19 cases and deaths has stabilized this week, with over 2.7 million cases and over 46,000 new deaths, a 4% and 2% decrease respectively, representing similar numbers as those reported last week’s. With the exception of the European region, which for the third consecutive week reported an increase in new COVID-19 cases (7% increase as compared with the previous week), all the other regions reported a decline. The largest decrease in new weekly cases was reported from the African Region (18%), followed by the Western Pacific Region (17%). The cumulative number of confirmed cases reported globally is now over 240 million and the cumulative number of deaths is over 4.8 million.
The number of new weekly deaths reported globally also showed a stabilization (2% decrease as compared with the previous week), with similar numbers as those reported last week’s in the European region (4% increase), Western Pacific region (1% increase) and the American region (1% decrease). The largest decline in new weekly deaths was reported from the African region showing a 24% decrease as compared to the previous week."
The graphs show the status of COVID-19 cases, deaths and vaccinations for several countries. Data for the graphs came from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Research Center, https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html.
(Be sure to look at the China graph)
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