COVID-19 cases hit 1st 'substantial decline' in months, WHO reports
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported 4 million weekly COVID-19 cases, reflecting the first marked decline in more than two months.In recent weeks, there were about 4.4 million cases.
The highly transmissible delta variant, dominant in the U.S., was detected in six additional countries over the prior week, pushing the total to 180 countries.
Children and adolescents infected with COVID-19 typically face milder courses of disease, however more research is needed to determine if the delta variant and other variants will alter the disease severity, WHO noted. As of Sept. 6, deaths in age groups under 24 comprised 0.6% of all COVID-related deaths reported worldwide. Younger age groups can experience lingering symptoms after infection, or so-called "long COVID," however ongoing research is looking into its frequency and characteristics, as well as a rare, COVID-related inflammatory condition in children, according to the WHO.