EREVAN, AUGUST 25, ARMENPRESS. La World Health Organization reports that, globally, the number of new weekly cases of COVID-19 decreased by 9% the week of August 15-21, 2022, compared to last week, with more than 5. 3 million new cases reported.
The number of new weekly deaths decreased by 15% from last week, with more than 14,000 deaths reported. As of August 21, 2022, 593 million cases were shown and 6. 4 million deaths were reported worldwide.
Most of the declines are recorded in Africa (25%), Europe (20%) and America (18%).