The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the number of reported new Covid-19 cases worldwide decreased by nearly a quarter last week, continuing a decline seen since the end of March. The agency said nearly 5.59m cases were reported between 11 and 17 April, 24% fewer than in the previous week. The number of newly reported deaths dropped 21% to 18,215. The highest numbers of new deaths were reported by the US (3,076), Russia (1,784) and South Korea (1,671). In all, more than 502m cases and nearly 6.2m deaths related to the coronavirus have been reported so far.

Source: The Guardian April 22, 2022 04:21 UTC