14 December 2022 Your key COVID-19 report
Weekly Epidemiological Update
14 December 2022
Globally, the number of new weekly cases remained stable (+2%) during the week of 5 to 11 December 2022 as compared to the previous week, with over 3.3 million new cases reported (Figure 1, Table 1). The number of new weekly deaths increased by over 10% as compared to the previous week, with over 9700 new fatalities reported. As of 11 December 2022, over 645 million confirmed cases and over 6.6 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 concern (VOCs) and Omicron subvariants under monitoring, in addition to, impact of vaccines.
- An update on hospitalizations and ICU admissions related to COVID-19
