World / Expect global COVID-19 deaths to cross 1 lakh a week very soon: WHO

Global deaths from COVID-19 are expected to top 1 lakh per week "very soon", from over 93,000 reported last week, the World Health Organization's (WHO) emergencies programme head Mike Ryan said. The Americas accounted for around 47% of current deaths, he added. Ryan also said, "Currently our epidemiological situation is dynamic and uneven, it's further complicated by variants."

Vikrant Shekhawat : Jan 19, 2021, 08:27 AM
GENEVA- Global deaths from COVID-19 are expected to top 100,000 per week “very soon”, from more than 93,000 reported last week, the World Health Organization’s top emergency expert Mike Ryan said on Monday.

In an epidemiological update provided to the WHO’s exective board meeting, he added that the Americas region accounted for about 47 percent of current deaths. In Europe, cases and deaths are stabilising but at a high level, he said.