WHO says COVID deaths up 21% in the last week
Published July 28. 2021 11:53AM
GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization says the number of coronavirus deaths globally jumped by 21% in the last week.
Most of the 69,000 deaths were reported in the Americas and Southeast Asia. The U.N. health agency also noted that COVID-19 cases rose by 8% worldwide and that there are now nearly 194 million infections.
WHO said that “if these trends continue, the cumulative number of cases reported globally could exceed 200 million in the next two weeks.”
It added that the number of COVID-19 deaths increased in all regions except for Europe.
The biggest numbers of cases were reported in the U.S., Brazil, Indonesia, the U.K. and India.
Workers in protective gear lower a coffin of a COVID-19 victim for burial at the special section of the Pedurenan cemetery designated to accommodate the surge in deaths during the coronavirus outbreak in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, Monday, July 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk on crossings in Tokyo Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Tokyo reported new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, setting an all-time high and exceeding 3,000 for the first time days after the start of the Olympics. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Police tape is seen at a lock downed apartment building at Devitt Street in the south western suburb of Blacktown in Sydney, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Australia's largest city Sydney will remain in lockdown for another four weeks due to a growing COVID-19 cluster. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
A jogger runs past the Sydney Opera House at dawn in Sydney, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Australia's largest city Sydney will remain in lockdown for another four weeks due to a growing COVID-19 cluster. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
People receive the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination center in Seoul, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. South Korea reported a new daily high for coronavirus cases, a day after authorities enforced stringent restrictions in areas outside the capital region. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
People wait to be monitored for possible side effects after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination center in Seoul, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. South Korea reported a new daily high for coronavirus cases, a day after authorities enforced stringent restrictions in areas outside the capital region. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A medical worker in a booth takes a nasal sample from a woman during coronavirus testing at a makeshift testing site in Seoul, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. South Korea reported a new daily high for coronavirus cases, a day after authorities enforced stringent restrictions in areas outside the capital region. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
People wait to get coronavirus testing at a makeshift testing site in Seoul, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. South Korea reported a new daily high for coronavirus cases, a day after authorities enforced stringent restrictions in areas outside the capital region. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, temporary laboratories for nucleic acid testing are seen in a sports stadium in Nanjing in eastern China's Jiangsu Province, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Drivers seeking to leave eastern China's Jiangsu province will have to show a negative COVID-19 test taken in the last 48 hours or be forced to turn around, as cases in the province continue to rise. (Li Bo/Xinhua via AP)