Epidemiological Update: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - 26 August 2020

Since the last PAHO/WHO COVID-19 Epidemiological Update published on 23 June 2020, and up to 22 August 2020, 14 million new cases of COVID-19, including over 300,000 deaths, have been reported worldwide. Of the total, three countries account for 60% of the new cases: The United States of America (24%), India (18%), and Brazil (17%). The majority of new deaths were reported by Brazil (19%), the United States of America (16%), India (13% ), and Mexico (12%). As of 22 August, the daily notifications of cases in the United States of America and Brazil are trending downwards, whereas in India, a sustained increase has been observed over the past two months.