Worldwide cases due to COVID-19 were approaching 250 million on Sunday as the surge from the Delta variant eases and more normal trade and tourism resume, although some countries in eastern Europe are experiencing record outbreaks.
Over the last three months, the daily average number of cases has fallen by 36%, according to a Reuters analysis.
Even though the spread has slowed, the virus is still infecting 50 million people every 90 days due to the highly transmissible Delta variant, the analysis showed. It took nearly a year to record the first 50 million COVID cases.
Health experts are optimistic that many nations have put the worst of the pandemic behind them thanks to vaccines and natural exposure, although they caution that colder weather and upcoming holiday gatherings could increase cases.
Even after a summer rise, average daily cases have remained significantly below their high from late April, according to trends in cases reported globally.
According to JHU data, the number of Covid-19 cases worldwide increased by about 450,000 instances per day during the last week, from an average of 826,000 cases per day on April 25. The number of cases worldwide has been increasing within the last month or two.
According to Our World in Data, around 4 billion people worldwide have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, and approximately 3.1 billion people have received all recommended doses.
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