The number of new COVID-19 cases worldwide recorded the highest since the pandemic as of the 27th due to the spread of Omicron mutations, Bloomberg News reported today (28th).
According to Bloomberg, on the 27th, there were 1.44 million new daily confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide, exceeding the level in December last year.
Bloomberg explained that the average number of new COVID-19 cases worldwide for 7 days, which is a conservative tally, was 841,000 a day as of the 27th, which is a record.
That's a 49% increase from the first reported a month ago when omicron mutations were first reported.
Regarding the increase in the number of confirmed cases, Bloomberg explained, "Omicron mutation is rapidly becoming the dominant species worldwide, and there have been cases of infection even after vaccination with COVID-19."
He said that although the transmission rate of the Omicron mutation is 70 times faster than that of the existing mutation, there are research results that estimate that the symptoms will not be severe if the additional dose of the COVID-19 vaccine (booster shot) is completed.
He also explained that the only hope is that the death toll from COVID-19 has not increased significantly.
According to Bloomberg, as the number of confirmed cases increases, the number of deaths also tends to increase a few weeks later, but early data from regions where the omicron mutation has spread shows signs of a 'decoupling' between the two.
It also analyzed that the recent increase in the number of confirmed cases was due to the improvement of diagnostic tools as the spread of COVID-19 continued.
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