Coronavirus: New Covid-19 cases drop by 19 per cent globally, deaths stable

The number of new coronavirus cases globally fell by 19 per cent in the past week while the number of deaths remained stable, according to the World Health Organization.The UN health agency said late on Tuesday in its weekly report on the pandemic that just over 16 million new Covid-19 infections and about 75,000 deaths were reported worldwide last week.The Western Pacific was the only region to report a rise in new weekly cases, an increase of about 19 per cent, Southeast Asia reported a…

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