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22:41, January 21, 2022
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The number of new Covid-19 cases per week has averaged more than three million a day in the world, and the number of Covid-19-related deaths has risen, but there are also signs that the pandemic is slowing, according to AFP estimates.
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In the week ending Thursday, the average number of new Covid-19 cases per day was 3.1 million, an increase of 11% on the previous seven days.
However, the increase is smaller than in previous weeks, when the spread of the most contagious omicron species gained momentum.
The biggest increase of the week is in Asia, where the average number of new cases registered per day has increased by 57%. Latin America and the Caribbean grew by 36% and the Middle East by 32%.
In the regions where omicron first appeared, a decrease was observed. Thus, the number of cases has fallen by 10% in Africa and by 6% in the United States and Canada.
Although the number of infections in Europe has risen by 9%, growth has been slower than in previous weeks.
Oceania has also seen an improvement, with the number of cases falling by almost a third.
The largest increase in new infections is in Nepal, where it has increased by 330%.
The next places are Kosovo with 281%, Kazakhstan with 271%, Iraq with 256% and Japan with 252%.
The largest decrease in the number of new cases was recorded in Ireland – by 56%. The next places are Namibia with 51%, Cyprus with 35%, Great Britain and Greece with 32%.
The number of Covid-19-related deaths has increased by 9% from the previous week, to 7,526 per day.
In absolute terms, it has been highest in the United States, where there are 1969 cases per day. Russia and China are next, with 698 and 380 cases a day respectively.
In proportion to the population, Trinidad and Tobago have the highest number of deaths at 8.7 per 100,000 inhabitants. In next place are Bulgaria with 8.5, Slovakia and Croatia with 7.2 and Bosnia with seven.
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