Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 30 November 2022

Overview

Globally, the number of new weekly cases remained stable (+2%) during the week of 21 to 27 November 2022 , as compared to the previous week, with just under 2.7 million new cases reported. The number of new weekly deaths decreased by 5%, as compared to the previous week, with about 8400 fatalities reported. As of 27 November 2022, 637 million confirmed cases and 6.6 million deaths have been reported globally.

In this edition, we include:

• The COVID-19 epidemiological update at the global and regional levels. 
• An update on the circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs).
• An update on hospitalizations and ICU admissions related to COVID-19