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In the last 28-day period (July 17 to August 13), over 1.4 million new COVID-19 cases and over 2,300 deaths were reported from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) six regions, an increase of 63% and a decrease of 56%, respectively, compared to the previous 28 days, noted the latest WHO report.
As of August 13, over 769 million confirmed cases and over 6.9 million deaths have been reported globally. While four WHO regions have reported decreases in the number of both cases and deaths, the Western Pacific Region has reported an increase in cases and a decrease in deaths.
Also, WHO stressed the increase in cases of contracting the new Covid variant Eris or EG.5, noting that as of August 17, Eris was detected in 50 countries.
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