"Global Health": two million cases within seven days

The world records a record weekly number of "Corona" injuries ... and a decrease in deaths

A health worker in India takes a swab from a woman to take a Covid-19 test.

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Statistics issued by the World Health Organization revealed that the outbreak of the new Corona virus (Covid-19) is accelerating in the world, as a record number of declared infections were recorded within seven days, last week, reaching about two million cases, while the number of deaths decreased.

And the World Health Organization announced, in updated data, that one million and 998 thousand and 897 new cases of Corona were recorded around the world in the week that ended on September 20, and reported that this represents an increase of 6% from the previous week, and the highest number of injuries. Registered within one week since the outbreak of the epidemic.

Since it first appeared in China late last year, the virus has infected more than 31 million people around the world, and has killed about 962,000, according to a toll prepared by "France Press" based on official sources.

The World Health Organization stated that almost all regions of the world witnessed an increase in the number of injuries last week, while the number of injuries in Europe and the Americas increased by 11 and 10%, respectively.

Africa, which remained relatively least affected by the epidemic, was the only exception, as it recorded a 12% decrease in the number of new infections compared to the previous week.

The organization's statistics showed that the number of new deaths is decreasing, despite the high number of injuries in most parts of the world.

And last week, about 37,000 new deaths were recorded around the world related to the virus, equivalent to a 10% decrease compared to the previous week.

The Americas were at the forefront of the regions in which deaths decreased, registering a 22% decrease from the previous week, while new deaths decreased in Africa as well.

The Americas is still the region in which half of the total number of declared injuries and 55% of deaths recorded around the world, and the decline in the number of deaths in the region is due to a decrease in deaths in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador and Bolivia.

The United States, the country most affected by the epidemic in the world along with Brazil, continued to record the highest number of deaths, as the two countries reported more than 5,000 new deaths during the past week.

In Europe, where some regions are recording a second wave of infections, the number of new deaths increased, within seven days, by 4000, which is an increase of 27% compared to the previous week, and France, Russia, Spain and Britain recorded the largest number of new infections in Europe, and Britain is still recording The highest cumulative number of deaths (about 42,000) on the continent since the start of the epidemic.

Yesterday, the Indian Ministry of Health announced the registration of 75 thousand and 83 new cases of Corona virus within 24 hours, thus bringing the total number of cases of the virus in the country to five million 562 thousand and 664 cases.

Yesterday, the Iranian Ministry of Health announced the registration of 3,712 new cases of the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19), during the past 24 hours.

According to what was monitored by Bloomberg News, this is the highest daily number of Corona injuries recorded in the country.

And the ministry announced that the total number of Corona injuries in the country rose to more than 429,000.

The spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, Sima Sadat Lari, stated that the total deaths due to infection with the Corona virus in the country rose to 24,656 cases, after 178 new deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours.

She added that 28 Iranian provinces, out of a total of 31, are classified within the red or yellow regions in terms of the number of HIV infections in the country.

She pointed out that 3,922 of those infected with "Corona" are in critical condition and are subject to intensive care, while the number of people recovering exceeded 363 thousand.

Meanwhile, the head of the anti-Corona committee in Tehran, Ali Reza Zali, warned that the worst is yet to come in the country's battle with the Corona virus pandemic, adding: “Statistics show that we may soon witness a third wave of Coronavirus.” And he warned that the next wave might be worse than the first two waves, and called for strict social restrictions to be imposed, especially in the capital, Tehran, which is home to 13 million people.

In Australia, the state of Victoria, the epicenter of the outbreak of the new Corona virus, witnessed a rise in the number of cases to more than doubled, while it was likely due to the increase in the number of examinations, while other states said they would ease restrictions at the border with the decline in cases.

Officials said northeast Queensland will open its borders with parts of neighboring New South Wales, the most populous state, as confidence grows in containing the second wave of the outbreak in the country.

Australia recorded 33 new cases of "Covid-19" disease in the past 24 hours, compared to 16 cases the previous day, and 28 new cases were detected in Victoria, up from 11 the previous day, but the number is much less than the peaks in which cases were reached. About 700 last month.

The state of Victoria, which has implemented some of the most stringent measures in the world to contain the outbreak, has recorded 75% of the total cases in Australia, amounting to about 27,000 cases, and about 90% of the total deaths of 851 cases.

Casualties increased in Europe and the Americas by 11 and 10% ... and Africa recorded a decrease of 12%.

Deaths in Europe rise 27% within a week, and an Iranian official warns that the worst in his country is yet to come.

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A thousand deaths from the virus worldwide, last week, a decrease of 10%.

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