The Omicron BA.5 sub-variant is driving the current wave in New Zealand, which has 5.1 million people
A man rides on a street blocked due to COVID-19 in Nanchang, China on Friday. Pic/AFP
New Zealanders are dying from Covid-19 at record rates as the country battles a new wave of the Omicron strain that is particularly affecting the older population.
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Deaths from the virus reached 151 in the seven days to July 16, compared with 115 in the worst week of the previous wave, in March, according to Health Ministry data. In the latest 24 hours, 26 people died from Covid, all aged over 60, the ministry said in a statement on Friday.
The Omicron BA.5 sub-variant is driving the current wave in New Zealand, which has 5.1 million people. There have been 64,780 active cases in the past seven days, although authorities say many infections are unreported.
10,12,108
No of new cases reported globally in the past 24 hours
56,41,26,546
Total no. of cases worldwide
63,71,354
Total no of deaths worldwide
Source: WHO/Johns Hopkins
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