The jump in reported deaths, up from 33,000 last week, was due mainly to an accounting change. Countries including the United States altered how they define Covid-19 deaths.
GENEVA — The number of people killed by the coronavirus surged by more than 40 percent last week, likely due to changes in how Covid-19 deaths were reported across the Americas and by newly adjusted figures from India, according to a World Health Organization report released Wednesday.
About 10 million new Covid-19 infections and more than 45,000 deaths were reported worldwide over the past week, following a 23 percent drop in fatalities the week before.The jump in reported deaths, up from 33,000 last week, was due mainly to an accounting change; WHO noted that countries including Chile and the United States altered how they define Covid-19 deaths.
WHO has said repeatedly that Covid-19 case counts are likely a vast underestimate of the coronavirus’ prevalence. The agency cautioned countries in recent weeks against dropping their comprehensive testing and, saying that doing so would cripple efforts to accurately track the spread of the virus.
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