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Number Theory: A story of two worlds hit differently by the Delta variant of Covid

New infections of Covid-19 have once again started surging across the world, with several countries reporting a record number of new infections. Delta variant pushes new infections globally again For the week ending June 21, the seven-day average of new cases across the world dropped to 359,095 a day – the lowest this figure had touched since February. In the past week, more than 600,000 new cases were reported across the world every day, according to global case data maintained by Our World In Data. Cases rise in the vaccinated West, but deaths remain low The case trajectories of five Western nations – the United States, the United Kingdom, Portugal, France and Spain – where the Delta variant has been wreaking havoc show an alarming spike over the past few weeks. While India’s second wave may have been brought under control for now, in the past few weeks, nations such as Indonesia and Thailand have become two of the world’s biggest outbreak centres with the spread of the Delta variant.

Hindustan Times

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