The summertime surge in infections runs counter to expectations, since respiratory diseases usually peak during the winter months.
GENEVA — The increase in cases of COVID-19 in the northern hemisphere is worrying healthcare authorities around the world, who are aware that these countries usually experience a peak inDuring a recent press conference, the World Health Organization urged nations to closely monitor COVID-19 cases and report the number of hospital admissions caused by the disease over the last few months, especially in Europe.
Around the world, more than 1.4 million new cases of COVID-19 and more than 2300 deaths were reported between July 17 and August 13, 2023, which is an increase of 63% and a reduction of 56%, respectively, compared with the previous 28 days.Van Kerkhove mentioned the slight increase observed in Europe in recent months.
"We have only detected a few cases," said Van Kerkhove during the press conference."We can't determine its spread, because we don't have enough data. We can't predict with certainty what's going to happen with this variant or any other variant. But we are expecting the number of cases to keep going up."
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