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Global Overview

• COVID-19 cases and deaths similar to previous week, with 6.6 million new cases and 12,600 deaths reported by 24 July 2022.
• Regional trends: Cases increased in Western Pacific (+52%), Eastern Mediterranean (+45%), and South-East Asia (+13%) regions; decreased in African (-44%), European (-24%), and Americas (-12%) regions.
• Deaths increased in Eastern Mediterranean (+88%), Western Pacific (+19%), and South-East Asia (+8%) regions; decreased in African (-47%) and European (-6%) regions.
• Cumulative cases: Over 567 million confirmed cases; cumulative deaths: Over 6.3 million.

Special Focus: Variants

• Omicron (90.1% of sequences tested) remains dominant; BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants stable, while BA.2 and BA.2.12.1 declined.
• Surveillance limitations affect data interpretation due to varying testing and sequencing capacities.

WHO Regional Overviews

• Americas: 1.6 million cases, 12% decrease; 5700 deaths, no change.
• African: 10,882 cases, 44% decrease; 55 deaths, 47% decrease.
• Eastern Mediterranean: 177,722 cases, 45% increase; 200 deaths, 88% increase.
• European: 2,418,103 cases, 24% increase; 4,235 deaths, 6% increase.
• South-East Asia: 196,613 cases, 13% increase; 582 deaths, 8% increase.
• Western Pacific: 2,180,412 cases, 52% increase; 69 deaths, 19% increase.

Annex Notes

• Data subject to verification and underestimation; regional variations exist.
• Variant classification based on WHO assessment, with Omicron dominating.