L’Europe which has been for weeks now ‘observed special’, as it led the rise in infections recorded, continues to show rising numbers and has the highest weekly incidence of cases per 100,000 inhabitants (230), followed by the Americas (74.2 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants). Over 3.3 million were reported globally during the week of November 8-14, up 6% from the previous week. The figure for Covid deaths is similar to that of the previous week: just under 50 thousand new deaths. This is the picture that emerges from the weekly update of theWorld Health Organization. And the latest bulletins confirm a clearly deteriorating scenario in the Old Continent, as shown not only by the case of Germany.
Record of deaths in Russia – On the last day, Russia signaled 1,247 deaths. According to official data, they have been ascertained in the last 24 hours in the country 36,626 new cases of Covid-19. On Monday there were 1,240 deaths, seven fewer than yesterday, while 192 more infections. In the country since the beginning of the pandemic they have been detectedof 9,182,538 cases of Covid-19.
Peak in Austria and the “dead in the corridors” – In Austria, the new infections have exceeded the quota 14mila for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, marking a new record in the last 24 hours at 14,416: this is what emerges from the official data released today, according to reports from the Guardian. Before now, the peak of the largest wave of infections had been marked about a year ago at altitude 9.586. In Upper Austria, which has a weekly incidence of 1,455 cases of contagion per 100 thousand inhabitants, so many deaths were recorded in a hospital in the night between Sunday and Monday that salme have been ‘parked’ in aisle, he tells the agency What a nurse who wished to remain anonymous. The nurse also tells of a triage case. “An elderly woman arrived with a saturation rate some blood under 50%. Normally it would have been brought in intensive care, not her. Luckily she survived ”, says the nurse.
Rapid growth in Poland – The number of infected people, which today has reached today, is also growing rapidly in Poland 24,239 almost, the 31% more than on Tuesday. Victims are also on the rise, with 463 deaths registered in 24 hours. Despite the recommendations of experts and doctors, policy makers refuse to introduce any restrictions, including the use of Green passes in public places. “The rulers no longer hide the fact that they do not want to compromise themselves in front of their own voters, which also include no vax, ”he said Robert Flisiak, president of the national association of epidemiologists, interviewed by Gazeta Wyborcza. The highest number of Covid positives is recorded in the eastern areas of the country, where the ruling Law and Justice (Pis) party traditionally wins in politics. According to statistics, only the 53% of Poles is protected with the double dose of vaccine.
Czech Republic and Latvia – The Czech Republic registered 22,479 almost, a new record since the start of the pandemic. The daily average of the last seven days was 11,313 infections compared to 7,878 in the previous week. In Latvia instead there is a record of deaths: in the last 24 hours 79 have been registered. There are 1,501 new infections, and of these 970 were not vaccinated, the health authorities underline. The incidence of cases comes to 994.4 contagion every 100 thousand inhabitants over a period of 14 days.
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