Covid deaths jump by 40%, alerts WHO. Read full report here
WHO highlighted that during the week of 21 through 27 March 2022, the number of new cases declined again with a 14% decrease as compared to the previous week.
On the other hand, during the same period, the number of new weekly deaths has increased by 43%, driven by changes in the definition of COVID-19 deaths in countries in the Region of the Americas (Chile and the United States of America) and retrospective adjustments reported from India in the South-East Asia Region.
Furthermore, more than 10 million new cases and over 45 000 new deaths were reported across six WHO regions. The UN-led WHO stated in its weekly epidemiological update, that "all regions reported decreasing trends in the number of new weekly cases and four regions reported a decreasing trend in new weekly deaths.
As of March 27, 2022, more than 479 million confirmed cases and over 6 million deaths have been reported globally, the report stated further.
United States
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Cases: 46 252 513
Deaths: 750 423
Recovered: 0
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India
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Cases: 34 321 025
Deaths: 459 652
Recovered: 0
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Brazil
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Cases: 21 835 785
Deaths: 608 235
Recovered: 0
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United Kingdom
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Cases: 9 215 683
Deaths: 141 607
Recovered: 0
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Russia
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Cases: 8 494 589
Deaths: 237 619
Recovered: 0
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