Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 15 June 2022

Globally, the number of new weekly cases has continued to decline since a peak in January 2022. During the week of 6 until 12 June 2022, over 3.2 million cases were reported, similar to the number reported during the previous week.

After five weeks of decline, the number of new weekly deaths has risen again, with over 8700 fatalities reported, a 4% increase as compared to the previous week.

As of 12 June 2022, over 533 million confirmed cases and over 6.3 million deaths have been reported globally. In this edition, we provide an update on the geographic distribution of circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs). We also provide a special focus on mass gathering events during disease outbreaks and WHO’s recommended risk-based approach to decision-making for mass gathering events.