28 Sept 2021 Your two key COVID-19 weekly reports Weekly Epidemiological Update29 SeptemberGlobally, the numbers of weekly COVID-19 cases and deaths continued to decline. Over 3.3 million new cases and over 55 000 new deaths were reported during the week of 20 – 26 September 2021, decreases of 10% as compared to the previous week for both cases and deaths. The largest decrease in new weekly cases was reported from the Eastern Mediterranean Region (17%), followed by the Western Pacific Region (15%), the Region of the Americas (14%), the African Region (12%) and the South-East Asia Region (10%); while weekly cases in the European Region were similar to the previous week. The cumulative number of confirmed cases reported globally is now over 231 million and the cumulative number of deaths is more than 4.7 million In this edition, two special focus updates are provided on:
Weekly Operational Update28 SeptemberIn this edition of the COVID-19 Weekly Operational Update, highlights of country-level actions and WHO support to countries include:
The occupied Palestinian territory reforms its hospital sector to make progress towards Universal Health CoverageAs COVID-19 spread across the occupied Palestinian territory, WHO works with the Ministry of Health to support the development of the hospital sector as part of its effort to strengthen the country's health system, enhance linkages to primary health care, and make progress towards Universal Health Coverage Video highlights from work in countriesRead more stories of ongoing work in countries around the world in support of the COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan 2021 Thanks to all donors and partners contributing to the WHO COVID-19 Response This email is aimed at keeping you informed of WHO's work to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and showcase stories of impact only possible thanks to the contributions of our donors and partners. Help us improve it by sharing your feedback to WHO media |