Europe is only region with increasing COVID-19 deaths, says WHO

Of the 3.3 million new infections reported, 2.1 million came from Europe.

The World Health Organization says coronavirus deaths in Europe rose by 5% in the last week, making it the only region in the world where mortality increased. The U.N. health agency said confirmed cases jumped 6% jump globally, driven by increases in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

In its weekly report on the pandemic issued late Tuesday, WHO said COVID-19 deaths in all regions other than Europe remained stable or declined, and totalled 50,000 worldwide last week. Of the 3.3 million new infections reported, 2.1 million came from Europe.

It was the seventh consecutive week that COVID-19 cases continued to mount across the 61 countries WHO counts in its European region, which stretches through Russia to central Asia.