(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the world exceeds 390 million, and the number of new confirmed cases in Europe in a single week is a record
China News Agency, Beijing, February 5th. Comprehensive news: The latest data from the official website of the World Health Organization shows that as of 17:30 on February 4th, Central European Time, there have been 386,548,962 confirmed cases of new crowns and 5,705,754 deaths worldwide.
According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 8:21 on February 5, Beijing time, there were 390,404,187 confirmed cases and 5,722,766 deaths worldwide.
Americas: The cumulative number of deaths in the United States exceeds 900,000
According to data released by Johns Hopkins University at 8:21 on February 5, Beijing time, a total of 76,297,966 cases have been diagnosed in the United States, and a total of 900,978 deaths.
Some American media noticed that the death toll from the new crown in the United States went from 800,000 to 900,000 in less than two months.
The data shows that the state with the most cumulative new crown deaths in the United States is California, with more than 80,000 cases.
In recent days, the number of new coronavirus cases in the United States has been on a downward trend, and the death toll has continued to climb.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States recorded 287,000 new confirmed cases on February 1, and the average daily number of new cases in the past 7 days was 415,000, far below the peak of 800,000 in mid-January; deaths In terms of numbers, the United States added 3,916 deaths on February 1, setting a record since January 2021. The average daily death toll in the past 7 days has reached 2,369.
According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Health, the number of hospitalizations due to infection with the new crown is also on a downward trend.
The average number of hospitalizations in the past seven days was 134,000, down 16% from the peak on January 20.
After analyzing the current epidemic situation in the United States, some experts believe that the peak of the epidemic in the United States brought by the new coronavirus variant Omicron strain has passed, especially in densely populated coastal areas.
The death toll is expected to decline in the coming weeks, as the death toll usually lags the number of new cases.
In terms of vaccination, data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that 75.4% of the total US population, or more than 250 million people, have received at least one dose of the vaccine; more than 212 million people have been vaccinated, accounting for 63.9% of the total population; the number of booster shots has reached 88.61 million people, accounting for 41.8% of the number of people who have completed vaccination.
Europe: Europe hits record number of new confirmed cases in a single week
世卫组织欧洲区域办事处2月3日公布的数据显示，因奥密克戎毒株扩散，欧洲区域过去一周新增1200万例新冠确诊病例，创疫情暴发以来最高周纪录。
世卫组织欧洲区域办事处主任克卢格当天称，由于欧洲区域内疫苗接种率和自然抗体水平相对较高，冬季即将结束和目前观测到的感染奥密克戎毒株后重症率较低，使得欧洲区域的新冠死亡病例曲线开始趋于平稳，接下来一段时间可能成为控制疫情的窗口期。
克卢格强调，欧洲区域内各国疫情发展各不相同，应根据自身情况制定或逐步解除防疫措施，在防疫和社会经济正常化间取得平衡。各国应继续加大新冠疫苗共享和接种力度，加大变异病毒监测力度，保护脆弱人群，强调个人防护和防疫责任。
德国疾控机构罗伯特·科赫研究所2月4日公布的数据显示，该国单日新增确诊248838例，再度创下自新冠疫情暴发以来新高，也是连续第三天新增病例数超20万，累计确诊达10671602例；单日新增死亡170例，累计死亡118504例。
德国官方用于监测疫情严重程度的“平均每10万人七日累计新增确诊病例数”(发病率指数)当天升至1349.5，自今年一月初以来已连创新高。德国的“住院率指数”(七日内平均每十万居民感染新冠住院人数)当天亦升至5，创下去年圣诞以来新高。
截至当天，德国累计接种1.661亿剂次新冠疫苗，共有6180万人已完全接种，占该国总人口数的74.3%；已接种加强针的人数达4490万，占总人口的53.9%。
亚洲：今年以来马来西亚超9400名儿童确诊新冠
马来西亚卫生部2月4日通报称，该国单日新增确诊7234例，创下自去年10月16日以来的最高纪录。马来西亚卫生部长哈伊里透露，今年以来，马来西亚已有9400多名7岁到12岁儿童确诊新冠，其中超过三分之一在最近一周内确诊。
据马来西亚卫生部发布的数据，截至2月3日，马来西亚18岁以上的成年人口中已有超过99%完成两剂疫苗接种，过半成年人口已接种加强针。
非洲：南非企业称开发出非洲首款mRNA新冠疫苗
当地时间2月3日，南非埃弗里根生物制剂与疫苗公司表示，该公司利用美国莫德纳公司已公开的新冠疫苗核酸序列，开发出非洲大陆首款mRNA(信使核糖核酸)新冠疫苗，计划今年底前开展临床试验。
据埃弗里根公司总经理彼得罗·特布兰赫介绍，莫德纳公司并没有提供任何技术，他们利用莫德纳公司已公开的新冠疫苗核酸序列开发了自己的流程，制作出了自己的mRNA疫苗。同时，埃弗里根公司已与南非金山大学合作，在开普敦的工厂批量生产了这款疫苗。该公司还在研发不需要低温储存的下一代mRNA疫苗，这样更适合高温以及缺乏基础卫生设施的非洲。(完)