The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that COVID-19 cases increased worldwide by about 11 percent from the previous week, likely driven by the Omicron variant. In a weekly epidemiological report released by the WHO, CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus cases increased by 39 percent in the Americas, with more than 1.4 million new cases between Dec. 20 and Dec. 26. “The Region of the Americas reported the largest increase in new cases in the last week (39 percent), followed by the African Region, which reported an increase of 7 percent,” the WHO said. The U.N. health agency said the spike in cases is being driven by the Omicron variant, which was named last month amid some controversy. “The overall risk related to the new variant of concern Omicron remains very high,” WHO’s report said. “Consistent evidence shows that the Omicron variant has a growth advantage over the Delta variant with …