Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 21 December 2021
Edition 71
21 December 2021
| Emergency Situational Updates
Overview
During the week 13-19 December, the global number of new cases remained similar to those reported during the previous week; however, the weekly incidence of deaths decreased by 9%. Nonetheless, this corresponds to over 4.1 million new cases and just under 45 000 new deaths. As of 19 December, over 273 million cases and over 5.3 million deaths have been reported globally.
In this edition an update is also provided on SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) and variants of interest (VOIs).
Please note, the next two issues of the Weekly Epidemiological Report (to be published on 28 December and 6 January) will be condensed versions covering only the global and regional epidemiology.
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports
WHO Team
Emergency Response (WRE)