31 Aug 2021 Your two key COVID-19 weekly reports

Weekly COVID-19 Reports Update

Weekly Epidemiological Update

31 August

With just under 4.4 million new cases reported this week (23-29 August), the number of new cases reported globally remains similar to the previous week after increasing for nearly two months (since mid-June). In the past week all regions reported either a decline (Africa, Americas) or a similar trend (Europe, South-East Asia, Eastern Mediterranean) in new cases, except for the Western Pacific Region which reported a 7% increase as compared to previous week. The number of deaths reported globally this week were also similar to last week, with just over 67 000 new deaths reported. The Eastern Mediterranean and Western Pacific Regions reported an increase in the number of weekly deaths, 9% and 16% respectively, while the South-East Asia Region reported the largest decrease (20%). The cumulative number of cases reported globally is now nearly 216 million and the cumulative number of deaths is just under 4.5 million

In this edition, a special focus update is provided on:

Weekly Operational Update

30 August

In this edition of the COVID-19 Weekly Operational Update, highlights of country-level actions and WHO support to countries include:

‘No shortcuts’: WHO continues providing financial and material support, training, vaccines and research to help end COVID-19 pandemic

Stories from Mozambique, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Fiji, Jordan, Panama, Liberia, Somalia, Egypt, Syria, Bolivia, the Maldives, Bangladesh, and more

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Video highlights from work in countries

Read more stories of ongoing work in countries around the world in support of the COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan 2021

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