Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 20 July 2022

Overview

After an increasing trend over the past five weeks, globally, the number of weekly cases during the week of 11 to 17 July 2022 remained stable, with just under 6.3 million new cases. The number of new weekly deaths was similar to the figure reported during the previous week, with 11 000 fatalities reported.

In this edition, we also include an update on the circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs), including their geographic spread and prevalence.