According to the World Health Organization, Europe remains the only region in the world where COVID cases have been increasing for the second week in a row.

As noted in WHO, for the week 25-31 October, the number of new infections worldwide has increased by 3% over the previous week to 3 021 634.

The number of deaths increased by 8% over the previous week to 50,477.

Europe recorded a 6% increase in coronavirus cases from the previous week. Other regions reported declines or similar rates.

Southeast Asian regions (50%) and Europe (12%) reported the largest increases in deaths for the week.