Covid cases and deaths are rising. From June 24 to July 21, the number of infections increased by 30% and the number of deaths by 26% compared to the previous period (May 27 – June 23). This is what the latest Covid-19 epidemiological update from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals. From June 24 to July 21, 186,000 new infections were identified in 96 countries, over 23,000 new hospitalizations were reported, and more than 600 new admissions to intensive care. From the beginning of the pandemic until July 21, 2024, over 775 million cases of Covid have been confirmed worldwide and more than 7 million deaths.
The variant situation
“JN.1 is the most reported variant of concern (VOI), recorded in 135 countries and representing 25.7% of sequences. This is down from 30.2% in the previous period,” the report states, “while KP.3.1.1 and LB.1, the descendant lineages of JN.1, have shown increasing prevalence globally: representing 18.6% and 9.3% of sequences respectively in the week ending July 21.
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