Weekly epidemiological update - 15 December 2020

Data as received by WHO from national authorities, as of 13 December 2020, 10 am CET. Other information collected by epidemic intelligence activities and verified by WHO.

Overview

In the past week the number of new COVID-19  cases and deaths continued to rise with 70 million cumulative cases and 1.6 million deaths globally since the start of the pandemic. The Regions of the Americas and Europe continue to shoulder the burden of the pandemic, accounting for 85% of new cases and 86% of new deaths globally. 

 

WHO Team
Emergency Response (WRE)