WHO = According to the infection status of the new coronavirus for the week until the 14th of this month compiled by the World Health Organization, Japan had the highest number of new infections in the world for four consecutive weeks, and the number of deaths exceeded 1,600. surpassed the United States to become the second largest in the world.
WHO released a new report on the global spread of the new coronavirus on the 18th.
As a result, the number of new infections in the week from the 8th to the 14th of this month was 5,460,641 worldwide, a decrease of 24% from the previous week.
Of these, Japan had 1,395,301, a 7% decrease from the previous week, but it accounted for about a quarter of the number of new infections worldwide, making it the highest number in the world for four consecutive weeks. rice field.
In addition, the number of deaths in Japan during the same period was 1,647, a 64% increase from the previous week, the second highest in the world after the United States.
The WHO says that the actual number of infected people and deaths may be higher, as some countries have reduced the number of tests due to changes in testing policies.