WHO: Global Incidence of COVID-19 Rises for Fourth Consecutive Week

The Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the more infectious delta strain is spreading "at a scorching pace" The World Health Organization reported that the number of COVID-19 cases in the world is growing for the fourth consecutive week, and deaths has increased after 10 weeks of decline. The reason for this was the highly contagious Delta strain which was first discovered in India. This strain has been identified in at least 104 countries. During a briefing at the organization's Geneva headquarters, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the increase in incidence was recorded in five of the six global regions of the organization. Tedros said WHO has received reports from all regions that hospitals are once again running at capacity. The head of the WHO said that Delta is spreading around the world "at a scorching pace" and will soon become the dominant strain worldwide. He noted that this variant of the virus is spreading even in places with a high level of vaccination.