The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a continuous increase in the number of new cases of Covid-19 in the world. During the 28-day period, from November 20 to December 17, 2023, an increase of 52%was recorded, which is defined as a significant increase.
According to WHO report, the number of new deaths due to coronavirus infection decreased by 8% compared to the previous 28-day period. More than 3,000 new deaths have been recorded within the specified time.
On December 17, 2023, over 772 million confirmed cases and almost 7 million deaths from the Covid-19 were registered worldwide.
“More than 118,000 new hospitalizations were registered in the period from November 13 to December 10, 2023 in connection with the Covid-19 and more than 1600 new hospitalizations in the intensive care department (VIT), which is a total increase of 23% and 51% respectively among countries that regularly reported during the current and last reporting periods.