Global deaths from coronavirus continue to decline despite the “omicron tsunami”, according to WHO figures

The global cases of coronavirus COVID-19 increased 70%, a percentage never seen before, in the past week from December 27 to January 2, but deaths from the disease fell 10% in that period, according to the epidemiological report published today by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Last week there were 9.5 million confirmed infections, a figure that was almost double the previous weekly records, while the deaths were 41,000, which is the fourth consecutive week of decreases in deaths despite the current virulent wave of infections.

Paradoxically, in America, the continent where the increase in cases was higher (100%), was also the region where deaths fell the most (18%), while in Europe, with a 65% increase in positives, the deaths were down 6%.

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