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Since the onset of the pandemic in 2020 and up to August 30, 2022, a cumulative total of approximately 599 million cases including about 6.5 million deaths were reported from all six WHO regions. During epidemiological week (EW) 34, COVID-19 cases decreased in all six WHO regions (range: -36.9 - -12.7%). COVID-19 deaths increased in two WHO region – WPRO (3.5%) and SEARO (15.5%) while they decreased in the remaining four regions (range: -61 - -9.6%)
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Globally, approximately 4,637,091 new COVID-19 cases were reported in EW 34 (August 21, 2022-August 27, 2022) - a 15% decrease compared to EW 33 (August 14, 2022-August 20, 2022) (Figure 1). For the same period, 13,630 new COVID-19 deaths were reported globally – a 13.1% relative decrease compared the previous week.
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In the region of the Americas, 906,186 cases and 5,329 deaths were reported in EW 34 - a -12.7% decrease in cases and -9.6% decrease in deaths compared to the previous week.
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At the subregional level, COVID-19 cases and deaths decreased in all four subregions (range: cases; -16.2 - -5.1% decrease, deaths; -13.2 – -7.7% decrease).
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The overall weekly case notification rate for the region of the Americas was 88.7 cases per 100,000 population during EW 34 (101.5 the previous week). Between EW 34 and 33, the 14- day COVID-19 death rate was 11 deaths per 1 million population (12.2 the previous two weeks).
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Among 31 countries/territories in the region with available data, COVID-19 hospitalizations increased in 5 countries and territories (range: 0.3% - 6.2%) during EW 34 compared to the previous week. Among 24 countries and territories with available data, COVID-19 ICU admissions increased in 6 countries and territories (range: 2.5% - 100%).
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