Over 10,000 COVID-19 Related Fatalities Reported Last Month

The World Health Organization (WHO) today reported over 10,000 fatalities related to COVID-19 were reported in the last 28 days, a decrease of 47% compared to April 10 to May 7, 2023.

During this 28-day reporting period, 144 of 243 (59%) countries and territories reported at least one COVID-19 case.

The situation at the regional level shows decreases in COVID-19 cases and fatalities in all six WHO regions. 

Recently, the WHO and other authorities have announced their recommendations for updated COVID-19 vaccines for late 2023.

And the Forest plots displaying the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against the Omicron variants are available on View-hub.org.