Weekly update. As expected the reported cases are shifting to the Southern Hemisphere, death rate is still going down overall
In total 2.60 million cases were reported last week (up from 2.25 million)
Also another 9,986 more deaths were reported (down from 11,853) back under 10,000 where we were late September
USA reported 288K new cases (up from 271K) and 2,083 more deaths (down from 2,872)
Europe reported 863K new cases (up from 808K) and 4,712 more deaths (down from 4,862)
Europe does seem to have s light upward trend peering through the reporting changes, nothing major anyway.
The continents
South America and Oceania creeping up
Corners of the world
China is heading up as well now, maybe after temporary slightly relaxed lock downs, however restrictions are already being tightened again
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/china-tightens-restrictions-as-rise-in-virus-cases-reported-1.6150514
Everyone in a district of 1.8 million people in China's southern metropolis of Guangzhou was ordered to stay home for virus testing Saturday and a major city in the southwest closed schools as another rise in infections was reported.
Nationwide, a total of 11,773 infections were reported over the previous 24 hours, including 10,351 people with no symptoms. China's numbers are low, but the past week's increase is challenging a "zero-COVID" strategy that aims to isolate every infected person.
The quarantine for travellers arriving in China is to be shortened to a minimum of five days from seven as part of changes in controls announced Friday to reduce their cost and disruption. But the ruling Communist Party said it would stick to "zero COVID" even as other countries ease travel and other curbs and try to shift to a long-term strategy of living with the virus
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