WHO: Global Covid-19 Deaths Rise For 1st Time In 6 Weeks

CNBC: WHO says most regions of the globe are seeing an increase in Covid cases as variants spread

* Most regions of the globe are seeing an increase in new Covid-19 cases as highly contagious variants continue to spread, the World Health Organization said Monday.

* New cases worldwide increased by 8% over the last week, the fifth week in a row that the WHO has seen an increase in transmission, the WHO’s Maria Van Kerkhove said.

* Cases in Europe, where the highly contagious B.1.1.7 variant is rapidly spreading, increased by 12%, Van Kerkhove said.

Most regions of the globe are seeing an increase in new Covid-19 cases as highly contagious variants continue to spread, the World Health Organization said Monday.

New cases worldwide increased by 8% over the last week, the fifth week in a row that the WHO has seen an increase in transmission, Maria Van Kerkhove, the agency’s technical lead for Covid-19, told reporters during a press briefing.

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