Epidemiological Update: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - 15 October 2020

Since the 18 September 2020 PAHO/WHO Epidemiological Update on COVID-19 and as of 13 October 2020, an additional 8,548,572 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported globally, including 152,485 deaths, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases reported globally to 37,704,153, including 1,079,029 deaths. 

As of 13 October 2020, of the global total, the highest proportions of cases by WHO Region are as follows: the Region of the Americas, representing 48% (18,004,043) of the total confirmed cases and 55% (592,561) of the total deaths, followed by the South-East Asia Region representing 21% (8,053,218) of the total cases and 12% (128,762) of the total deaths, and the European Region representing 19% (7,108,781) of the total cases and 23% (248,498) of the total deaths