Prevalence of COVID-19’s Delta variant among specimens sequenced over past 4 weeks exceeded 75%: WHO
The Hindu
Despite efforts to increase vaccination coverage, many countries continue to experience a surge in COVID-19 cases says WHO
The prevalence of the highly-transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 among specimens sequenced over the past four weeks exceeded 75% in many countries worldwide, including India, China, Russia, Israel and the UK, the WHO has said. In the COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update published July 20, the World Health Organisation said that despite efforts to extend vaccination coverage, many countries across all six WHO regions continue to experience surges in coronavirus cases. Over the past week, the highest numbers of new cases were reported from Indonesia (350,273 new cases; a 44% increase), the UK (296,447 new cases; 41% increase), Brazil (287,610 new cases; 14% decrease), India (268,843 new cases; 8% decrease) and the US (216,433 new cases; 68% increase).
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