Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 31 August 2022

Overview

Globally, the number of weekly cases decreased by 16% during the week of 22 to 28 August 2022 as compared to the previous week, with over 4.5 million new cases reported.

The number of new weekly deaths also decreased as compared to the previous week, with over 13 500 fatalities reported.

As of 28 August 2022, over 598 million confirmed cases and over 6.4 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), including their geographic spread and prevalence.
• Summary of the Monthly Operational Update