Global corona cases up by 80% in last 1 month
There has been an 80% increase in new cases of corona worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) gave this information on Friday. During the weekly update, WHO said that between July 10 and August 6, 1.5 million new cases of corona were reported. These are 80% more than the last 28 days. However, during this period, the number of people who lost their lives from Corona decreased by 57%.
Between June 12 and July 9, there were 794,000 Covid cases worldwide. While between July 10 and August 6, the number of new Covid cases increased to 1,500,000.
The WHO warned that the true figure could be even higher because at the time of peak Corona there was more testing and monitoring in all countries, but now it is not so. Due to less testing, the recorded cases of corona may also decrease.
137% case increase in Western Pacific
According to the UN agency, there has been a 137% increase in cases of corona infection in the Western Pacific region (countries like Australia, China, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, New Zealand). In the countries of the Northern Hemisphere such as America, Britain, France and Japan, cases have increased due to the heat.
Recently, WHO had also confirmed the receipt of new variants of Omicron. According to experts, cases are likely to increase due to negligence in taking precautions, increasing heat, tourism and less testing.
Eris declared ‘Variant of Interest’
On Wednesday, the WHO had declared Omicron’s sub-variant EG.5 or Eris as a ‘variant of interest’ in view of the increasing cases. Of the corona cases found in mid-July, 17% were of this variant. These were 7.6% more than in June. The case of the Eris variant was revealed in the UK on 31 July. Most cases of this variant are being found in America, China and Britain.
