COVID-19 Pandemic Decline Continues

While five World Health Organization (WHO) regions recently reported decreases in both cases and deaths, the African Region has reported an increase in fatalities, albeit from a relatively low baseline.

As of July 13, 2023, the WHO's Weekly epidemiological update Edition #151 revealed that during these 28 days, 57% (133 of 234) of countries and territories reported at least one COVID-19 case, which has been declining since mid-2022.

At the country level, the highest numbers of new 28-day cases were reported from the Republic of Korea (372 557 new cases; -22%), Australia (62 748 new cases; -59%), Brazil (56 744 new cases; -50%), New Zealand (38 949 new cases; +12%), and Singapore (28 333 new cases; -59%).

Furthermore, the WHO has recently Listed its twelfth COVID-19 vaccine.

In the U.S., COVID-19 trends by geographic area are posted by the CDC Data Tracker.