The number of global new COVID-19 cases is decreasing, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement, according to Sputnik News Agency. "For the fourth week in a row, the number of global new cases reported fell, with 3.1 million new cases last week, a 17% decline compared to the previous week," the WHO said. "This is the lowest figure since the week of 26 October (15 weeks ago)," it said. The WHO said that although there were still many countries with increasing numbers of cases, the tendency at the global level was encouraging. "The number of new deaths reported also fell for a second week in a row, with 88,000 new deaths reported last week, a 10% decline as compared to the previous week. All WHO regions reported a decline in new cases, with five out of six regions reporting more than 10% decreases," the global health body said.