Nine recent COVID-19 statistics reported by the WHO

By Communications Team

On Tuesday, February 22, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) released updated information on the progress of the COVID-19 pandemic .

Below are important details at the global level:

• A 21% decrease in new coronavirus cases worldwide was reported.
• This week marks the third consecutive week of declining cases.
• More than 12 million new cases of the virus were recorded in the week of February 14 to 21.

• The number of deaths worldwide fell by 8% to around 67,000, the first time since January that the weekly death toll has declined.
• The highest numbers of cases were seen in Russia, Germany, Brazil, the United States, and South Korea.
• Omicron remains by far the predominant variant worldwide, accounting for 99% of sequences matched against the main database.

• The only other notable variant is the delta variant, but it accounted for less than 1% of cases.
• The omicron variant, although he clarified that it remains to be seen how long that immunity will last.
• Experts warn that new, more contagious, and deadlier variants may still emerge unless every human being continues to take measures to slow the spread of the virus.