WHO: in Italy European record of new cases in 7 days, it is third in the world

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November 25, 2020

This week Italy reported the highest number of new cases in the European Region and is third globally, with 235,979 new cases (3,902 cases per 1 million inhabitants) ". This was reported by the weekly epidemiological report of the World Health Organization , according to which, however, cases in our country may have reached a peak, given the slight (3%) decline reported.

Last week the number of new deaths increased by 26% in Italy with 4,578 victims (75 deaths per 1 million people).

And Valle d'Aosta, Bolzano and Piedmont report the highest number of cases.

"Media reports have highlighted concerns about the large number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care and the growing number of infections in healthcare workers, putting a strain on healthcare capabilities" at the local level, writes WHO.

The organization says the pandemic has "slowed down" in the past week, although death rates have continued to rise, with more than 67,000 new deaths reported.

Although there has been a "downward trend" in the number of infections in Europe, the region still has the largest percentage of new cases and deaths globally.

WHO also noted that Africa reported the highest increase in new cases and deaths, led by South Africa, Algeria and Kenya.

Last week, the number of new cases reported in Europe fell by about 6%, following a 10% drop the previous week, suggesting blockages across the continent are indeed slowing transmission.

However, the region accounts for about half of new global deaths.

The UK budget fell by around 13%, the first weekly decline since late August.

Approximately 1,600 people were hospitalized every day in mid-November, which is far fewer than the more than 3,000 patients hospitalized every day in early April.

In Asia, the WHO also noted that Japan reported the highest number of cases daily since the outbreak began, with over 2,000 reported every day for five consecutive days, a 41% increase over the previous week.

Myanmar also reported a 74% increase in confirmed infections last week, with over 11,000 new infections, and a 36% increase in deaths, to 188.