Weekly update. The trend continues, cases keep rising, reporting keeps slowing
In total 7.37 million new cases were reported last week (up from 6.67 million) to a total of 573,715,172 cases (23.8 million active)
Also another 15,305 more deaths were reported (up from 14,382) to a total of 6,401,142
The USA slowly keeps on climbing with 975K new cases (897K last week) and 3,219 more deaths (2,953 last week)
Europe is reporting fewer new cases yet UK data is missing as well as other countries.
Still 2.89 million new cases reported in Europe (down from 2.91 million) and 5,769 more deaths (up from 4,711)
The continents
Asia is about to overtake Europe, only Africa is heading down.
Corners of the world
Japan passed the USA in reported cases, however deaths are far fewer. Much better reporting in Japan.
Cases in Iran are also growing quite fast, China creeping up despite only reporting symptomatic cases.
Most provinces in Canada moved to reporting once a week. Ontario, the biggest province, didn't report at all last week.
Canada only reported 4.9K cases (down from 36.9K) and 28 deaths (355 last week). Lot of missing data.
Europe in detail or what's left of the details
This graph has probably ran its course, measuring has been put on the low priority list.
While Ontario stopped reporting cases for the time being:
https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-s-top-doctor-concerned-about-current-wave-of-covid-19-in-the-capital-1.5996916
Ottawa's top doctor is expressing concern about the levels of COVID-19 in the community, and is urging residents to "reassess and adapt" their behaviours by limiting in-person contact and wear masks indoors and outdoors in crowded spaces during the seventh wave of the pandemic.
"I am concerned about the current wave," medical officer of health Dr. Vera Etches said in a statement, noting there are "very high levels" of COVID-19 in the wastewater and hospitalizations and outbreaks are increasing.
"This is indicative that the level of COVID-19 is very high in Ottawa right now, higher than the January Omicron wave."
"Individually and collectively, now is the time to reassess and adapt our behaviours to the levels of COVID-19 in the community," Etches said.
"This is an important skill we will all need as we head into the fall. Wearing masks indoors and outdoors in crowded spaces, staying home when sick, getting booster doses, and minimizing contacts during periods of high transmission in the community are all behaviours that will help us, our families, and our loved ones. Individual actions help influence community impact."
We remain stuck at home due to high risk and heat wave making outdoor activities very unpleasant.
