The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths globally have continued to fall in the past week, the World Health Organisation said Wednesday, with only the Western Pacific reporting an increase in COVID-19.

In its latest report on the pandemic issued on Wednesday, the U.N. health agency said new COVID-19 infections dropped by 5per cent in the last week, continuing a declining trend that started more than a month ago. Deaths were also down by 8 per cent and have been falling globally for the last two weeks.