Weekly COVID-19 Reports Update

Weekly Epidemiological Update

 1 February

Globally, during the week of 24 to 30 January 2022, the number of new COVID-19 cases remained similar to that reported during the previous week, while the number of new deaths increased by 9%. Across the six WHO regions, over 22 million new cases and over 59 000 new deaths were reported. As of 30 January 2022, over 370 million confirmed cases and over 5.6 million deaths have been reported globally

At the Regional level, increases in the number of new cases were reported by the Western Pacific (37%) the Eastern Mediterranean (24%) and the European (7%) regions, while a decrease was reported by the Region of the Americas (20%) and the South-East Asia Region (8%). The number of new cases reported in the African Region remained similar to the previous week. The number of new weekly deaths continued to increase in the South-East Asia Region (41%), the Eastern Mediterranean Region (32%) and the Region of the Americas (16%), while the African Region reported a decrease of 7%. The incidence of deaths remained similar to the previous week in the European and the Western Pacific regions

In this edition we also include an update on:

• The geographic distribution of circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs)

Weekly Operational Update

 1 February

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

• Receiving 230 Oxygen Cylinders in Suriname, donated by Germany and PAHO/WHO
• Holding the first mentors training in the World Health Emergencies Balkan Hub
• Marking one year of COVID-19 vaccination in India
• Setting up country support teams to scale up COVID-19 Vaccination in the WHO African region
• Supporting Iraq with over 20 tons of medical supplies to enhance national response to COVID-19 health challenges
• Receiving COVID-19 vaccines in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, donated by the United States of America through the COVAX Facility
• Strengthening occupational health and safety in Japan during the pandemic
• Hosting the first Regional team member training at the Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) Training Centre for Africa
• Updates on WHO’s financing to support countries on COVID-19 response implementation to suppress transmission, reduce exposure, and protect the vulnerable and save lives
• Progress on a subset of global indicators that demonstrate country and global progress to end the acute phase of the pandemic

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