'We can't live with 15,000 deaths a week': WHO warns of rising COVID death toll

Reported COVID-19 deaths worldwide increased 35% in the past four weeks,the World Health Organizationsaid. Announced on Wednesday, it warned: Risk factors are set to increase as cold weather approaches.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said 15,000 people worldwide died from his COVID-19 last week alone.

In Canada, 263 people died from his COVID-19 in the week from July 31 to August 6, according to Health Canada.

"We are all sick of this virus and this pandemic. But the virus is not sick of us," Tedros said at a news conference on Wednesday.

"As cooler weather approaches in the northern hemisphere and people spend more time indoors, the risk of more serious infections and hospitalizations will only increase in the coming months."

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In Canada, hospitalizations for COVID-19 are on the right track, but as a result of contracting the virus, Thousands are still hospitalized.

As of August 8, he had 4,905 people hospitalized with COVID-19, down slightly from his 5,094 hospital beds the previous week.

Although his COVID-19 patients in the ICU decreased from his 279 to his 264, the number of mechanically ventilated patients increased from his 101 to 103.

Since the immunization campaign began on 14 December 2020, just over 50% of hospitalizations and deaths have been in unvaccinated people.

Canadian cases may be on the right track Nonetheless, Tedros paints a grim narrative about the future of COVID-19 on global affairs.

"There are many stories about learning to live with this virus, but 15,000 people a week We cannot live with the dead, we cannot live with the increase in hospitalizations and deaths,” he said.

“We cannot live with unfair access to vaccines and other tools. It does mean that we use the tools we have to protect ourselves and protect others.”

WHO Dash According to the Board,more than 460,000 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed worldwide in the last 24 hours. His BA.5 subvariant in Omicron remains the predominant variant, Tedros added, although many countries have not sent out genomic sequencing of cases with the same regularity as before.

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the number of sequences shared per week has decreased by 90% since the beginning of the year, and the number of countries sharing sequences has decreased by 75%. This makes it "very difficult" to understand that the virus "may be changing," he said.

And while COVID-19 continues to exist in Canada and around the world, Tedros reminded the world that "none of us are powerless."

"If not, get vaccinated. If you want a booster, get one," he said.

"Wear a mask when you can't keep your distance. Try to avoid crowds, especially indoors.

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