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Global COVID cases up 11% last week, omicron risk high

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The World Health Organization, Dr. Fauci, nor the Biden Administration have been right so far about omicron, or much with the global COVID-19 threat, well…that’s not true, they say one thing that is kind of correct, like the new variant is more contagious, and then scientists find out it may not be. Then, we are all told this new strain is more lethal because it spreads so fast, and then all the experts and politics, change their minds again, and tell us all omicron is milder. As reported by the AP:

The U.N. health agency said in its weekly epidemiological report, that there were nearly 4.99 million newly reported COVID cases around the world

BERLIN (AP) — The World Health Organization says the global number of COVID-19 cases recorded worldwide increased by 11% last week compared with the previous week, with the biggest increase in the Americas. The gain followed a gradual increase since October.

Medical workers wearing protective gear prepare to take samples at a temporary screening clinic for the coronavirus in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

The U.N. health agency said in its weekly epidemiological report released late Tuesday that there were nearly 4.99 million newly reported cases around the world from Dec. 20-26.

Europe accounted for more than half the total, with 2.84 million, though that amounted to only a 3% increase over the previous week. It also had the highest infection rate of any region, with 304.6 new cases per 100,000 residents.

FILE – A flight crew walk through the terminal at Sydney Airport on Nov. 29, 2021. Caseloads of omicron have remained relatively low in many countries in Asia. For now, many remain insulated from the worst, although the next few months will remain critical. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

WHO said that new cases in the Americas were up 39% to nearly 1.48 million, and the region had the second-highest infection rate with 144.4 new cases per 100,000 residents. The U.S. alone saw more than 1.18 million cases, a 34% increase.

Reported new cases in Africa were up 7% to nearly 275,000.

The agency said that “the overall risk related to the new variant … omicron remains very high global.” It cited “consistent evidence” that it has a growth advantage over the delta variant, which remains dominant in parts of the world.

A health worker collects a swab sample of a woman to test for COVID-19 at a market in Jammu, India, Wednesday, Dec.29, 2021. In India, which has been getting back to normal after a devastating COVID-19 outbreak earlier this year, omicron is once again raising fears, with more than 700 cases reported in the country of nearly 1.4 billion people. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

It noted that a decline in case incidence has been seen in South Africa, and that early data from that country, the U.K. and Denmark suggest a reduced risk of hospitalization with omicron. But it said that more data is needed “to understand the clinical markers of severity including the use of oxygen, mechanical ventilation, and death, and how severity may be impacted by vaccination and/or prior … infection.”

WHO said that the number of newly reported deaths worldwide last week was down 4% to 44,680.

Source AP

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