For the fourth week in a row, the rate of new global COVID-19 cases rose, mainly led by surges in Europe but also influenced by spikes in the Americas and Western Pacific countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its weekly pandemic update.More regions show increasesCases were up 6% last week compared with the week before, and though deaths were stable or declining in much of the world, fatality levels rose in Europe.Of the top five countries that reported the most cases last week, four are in Europe: Russia, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Turkey.
However, the United States continues to lead the world with the most weekly cases.Nearly half of European countries saw cases rise 10% or more last week, with surge