Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 22 June 2023

Overview

Globally, over 1.2 million new cases and over 7100 deaths were reported in the last 28 days (22 May to 18 June 2023). The African region has reported a slight increase in deaths but a decrease in cases, while the other five WHO regions have reported decreases in both cases and deaths. As of 18 June 2023, over 768 million confirmed cases and over 6.9 million deaths have been reported globally. Reported cases are not an accurate representation of infection rates due to the reductions in testing and reporting globally. During this 28-day period, only 56% (133 of 234) of countries and territories reported at least one case – a proportion that has been consistently declining since mid-2022.

In this edition, we include:

• The COVID-19 epidemiological update at the global and the regional levels
• An update on hospitalizations and ICU admissions
• An update on the SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest (VOI) and variants under monitoring (VUM)