With coronavirus cases on the rise in different countries, including Brazil, in addition to health systems again saturated, the world recorded this Monday (24) the highest moving average of deaths from Covid in the last four months. There were 8,209 deaths, based on the average of the previous seven days.
The figure is the highest since September 24, when the moving average of deaths was 8,358, according to data from the Our World in Data platform, linked to the University of Oxford. The global record of deaths since the beginning of the health crisis was recorded a year ago, on January 26, 2021, when the average was 14,704 per day.
The situation differs according to the region. North America, for example, is the current leader in the moving average of deaths per million inhabitants, having recorded 4.1 on Sunday (23). Then there are Europe (3.9), South America (2), Africa (0.26) and Asia (0.27). Worldwide, the daily average per million people is 1.
The numbers of deaths have been contained in recent months due to the advance of vaccination campaigns, even though the transmission of the ômicron variant has led to the explosion of infections. The daily averages of new cases of the disease show consecutive records since December.
The global moving average of new infections on Monday was 3.41 million, a figure much higher than the 500,000 new cases that had been recorded throughout November, for example, when community transmission of the Ômicron had not yet reached most of the countries. countries.
The scenario has led authorities to reintroduce health measures, such as the use of masks and social distancing, or even the implementation of new rules, such as mandatory immunization. The need for robust booster campaigns has also gained traction.
In Israel, a government advisory panel recommended this Tuesday (25) that the fourth dose of the Covid vaccine be offered to all adults, provided that the third dose has been given at least five months ago. The dose is already offered to people over 60 and health professionals, and the measure, if approved by the government, should significantly expand the eligibility of the immunizer.
With 2.4 million cases and 8,500 deaths added since the beginning of the health crisis, Israel has 65% of the population with the first two doses of the vaccine, a figure higher than the global average, currently around 52%, according to the data. from Our World in Data.
The reintroduction of measures has also generated crises in some countries, such as the United Kingdom, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whose government is under investigation for having held parties during lockdown periods, has faced opposition to resuming restrictions. With 15.9 million cases, the country is one of the most affected by the omicron.
In addition to hospitals being understaffed due to high numbers of infected professionals, British authorities are beginning to observe the impacts on the education system. The latest attendance figures from the Department of Education show that more than 5% of students at state schools in England were absent for Covid-related reasons, representing 374,000 students.
The figures also project that 9% of teachers were on leave, half of them due to illness, according to information published by the British newspaper The Guardian on Tuesday.
In the world, 52% of the population has already received both doses of the Covid vaccine. The global average is above this rate in South America (66.6%), Europe (62.8%), Asia (60.2%) and North America (59.8%). In Africa, however, immunization is advancing slowly. Only 10.4% of the African population has a complete vaccination schedule, according to monitoring by the University of Oxford.
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