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Since the onset of the pandemic in 2020 and up to July 06, 2022, a cumulative total of approximately 548 million COVID- 19 cases including 6.3 million deaths were reported from all six WHO regions. During epidemiological week (EW) 26, cases increased in all (range: 3.7-30.8%) but one region - the African region (-32.3%). COVID-19 deaths decreased in three regions while they increased in the regions of the Americas (6.1%), Eastern Mediterranean (34.9%), and South-East Asia (15.9%).
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Globally, approximately 5,249,628 new COVID-19 cases were reported in EW 26 (June 26, 2022-July 02, 2022) - a 15.5% increase compared to EW 25 (June 19, 2022-June 25, 2022) (Figure 1). For the same period, 9,433 new COVID-19 deaths were reported globally – remained stable with a 0.6% relative decrease compared to the previous week.
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In the region of the Americas, 1,519,370 cases and 4,713 deaths were reported in EW 26 – a 9% increase in cases and a 6.1% increase in deaths compared to the previous week.
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At the subregional level, COVID-19 cases increased in all (range: 1.9-15.4%) but in one subregion - the Caribbean and Atlantic Ocean Islands (-7.7%). Similarly, COVID-19 deaths increased in all subregions except for the North American subregion (-0.1%).
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The overall weekly case notification rate for the region of the Americas was 148.6 cases per 100,000 population during EW 26 (136.3 the previous week). Between EW 26 and 25, the 14-day COVID-19 death rate was 8.9 deaths per 1 million population (8.1 the previous two weeks).
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Among 31 countries/territories in the region with available data, COVID-19 hospitalizations increased in 17 countries and territories (range: 0.4% - 233.3%) during EW 26 compared to the previous week. Among 25 countries and territories with available data, COVID-19 ICU admissions increased in 16 countries and territories (range: 2.6% - 100%).
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