Between January 13 and 19, an average of more than three million infections were reported worldwide each day, more than five times since the discovery of the Omicron mutant in late November.
The world has recorded an average of 3,095,971 infections per day in the last seven days, an increase of 17% over the previous week.
The prevalence of the highly contagious mutant omiciron has accelerated the spread of the epidemic in recent weeks: between November 18 and 24, 2021, the current number was 440 percent higher than the 569,000 daily infections recorded when omiciron was detected in South Africa. Botswana.
The current numbers are much higher than those recorded in previous epidemic waves in the world.
Prior to the advent of omega-3s, the average number of daily injuries between April 23 and 29, 2021 was 816,840.
Currently, Asia has the highest incidence of infections (385,572 daily cases in the last seven days, + 68% compared to the previous week), the Middle East (89,900 daily injuries, + 57%), Latin America and the Caribbean (397,098 daily injuries, + 40%).
The number of deaths worldwide is currently on the rise (average 7,522 daily deaths in the last seven days, + 11% compared to last week), and this number is higher than the number of deaths recorded for the first time in late November. The period during which the mutant omicron was detected (7,343 deaths per day between November 18 and 24).
Severe forms of the disease are rarely seen in Omikron compared to the previously dominant mutant Delta.
In the UK, for example, the number of new infections increased by more than 330% between late November and early January.
At the same time, the number of patients requiring respiration has not increased. The figures I have collected are based on daily earnings reported by the National Health Authority.
Tests have intensified in many countries but have not found a large proportion of serious or asymptomatic infections.
The world records 3 million “corona” cases per day in a week
