Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 24 August 2022

Globally, the number of new weekly cases decreased by 9% during the week of 15 to 21 August 2022, as compared to the previous week, with over 5.3 million new cases reported.

The number of new weekly deaths decreased by 15%, as compared to the previous week, with over 14 000 fatalities reported. As of 21 August 2022, 593 million confirmed cases and 6.4 million deaths have been reported globally.

In this edition, we include:

• The COVID-19 epidemiological update at the global and regional levels.
• An update on the circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest and variants of concern.