COVID-19: Weekly Epidemiological Update

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Tuesday 20 April 2021

Please find the Weekly Epidemiological Update, as of 18 April 2021:

https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on-covid-19---20-april-2021

Overview

Globally, new COVID-19 cases rose for the eighth consecutive week, with over 5.2 million new cases reported in the last week. The number of new deaths increased for the fifth consecutive week, increasing by 8% compared to last week, with over 83 000 new deaths reported. While all regions except the European Region reported an increase in incident cases in the last week, the largest increase continues to be reported by the South-East Asia Region, largely driven by India, followed by the Western Pacific Region.

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