Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 29 June 2023

Globally, over one million new cases and over 5700 deaths were reported in the last 28 days (29 May to 25 June 2023). While five WHO regions have reported decreases in both cases and deaths, the African Region has reported a decrease in cases but an increase in deaths. As of 25 June 2023, over 767 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 62% (146 of 234) of countries and territories reported at least one case – a proportion that has been 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)