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Weekly update. Cases continue to fall, yet reporting also continues to become less frequent and less accurate.

In total 7.82 million new cases were reported last week (down from 10.2 million) to a total of 497,524,778
Also another 28,167 more deaths were reported (slightly down from 28,399) tot a total of 6,198,996

Europe is declining faster now, 3.71 million new cases vs 4.87 million last week, deaths went up though 13,959 vs 11,204 the week before.
USA is climbing again slightly 224K new cases vs 213K last week, deaths still declining 3,987 vs 4,791 the week before.

The continents

Europe, South America and Asia going down a bit, North America going up a bit, Africa and Oceania staying practically the same.

Corners of the world

Despite much less testing, the new wave is clearly visible in Canada. Iran is heading back up as well.
South Korea continues to head down, deaths have peaked as well, still sitting a bit above 300 a day.
The rest mostly stays the same.


Europe in detail

The general trend is heading down, reported deaths aren't heading down as fast through. Part of the downward trend is from less reporting.
Spain only reports twice a week now, only 8 out of the 16 countries I'm tracking are still reporting daily. Half have no numbers in the weekends.

While the graph up there shows the UK declining
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/living-with-covid-19-experts-divided-on-u-k-plan-as-cases-soar-1.5856065

Mask requirements have been dropped. Free mass testing is a thing of the past. And for the first time since spring 2020, people can go abroad for holidays without ordering tests or filling out lengthy forms. That sense of freedom is widespread even as infections soared in Britain in March, driven by the milder but more transmissible Omicron BA.2 variant that's rapidly spreading around Europe, the U.S. and elsewhere.

France and Germany have seen similar spikes in infections in recent weeks, and the number of hospitalizations in the U.K. and France has again climbed -- though the number of deaths per day remains well below levels seen earlier in the pandemic.

In the U.S., more and more Americans are testing at home, so official case numbers are likely a vast undercount. The roster of those newly infected include actors and politicians, who are tested regularly. Cabinet members, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Broadway actors and the governors of New Jersey and Connecticut have all tested positive.

Britain stands out in Europe because it ditched all mitigation policies in February, including mandatory self-isolation for those infected. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's conservative government is determined to stick to its "living with COVID" plan, but experts disagree on whether the country is coping well.

Some scientists argue it's the right time to accept that "living with COVID" means tolerating a certain level of disruption and deaths, much like we do for seasonal flu. Others believe that Britain's government lifted restrictions too quickly and too soon. They warned that deaths and hospital admissions could keep rising because more people over 55 -- those who are most likely to get seriously ill from COVID-19 -- are now getting infected despite high levels of vaccination.

The 7 day avg reported deaths for the UK is climbing and just went over 200 deaths a day. (It has been as high as 1,300 a day though)