Medical workers provide treatment to COVID-19 patients at a hospital in Yokohama, Japan. (Photo: AFP/VNA)

The US remains the most severely affected country, followed by India and Brazil. Of the 10 countries with the most COVID-19 cases, seven are in Europe.

In the past 24 hours alone, more than 1.6 million new cases were reported, of which Germany had the most, followed by Russia and Brazil.

According to the WHO, Omicron is the dominant variant globally, accounting for more than 99% of new cases. The Delta variant accounts for less than 1%.