2023-07-26-世界卫生组织-Weekly_epidemiological_update_on_COVID-19_-_27_July_2023_15页_1mb

报告摘要

COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update Summary (Edition 153, July 27, 2023)

Key Data Points
Global Cases & Deaths (Cumulative): Over 768 million cases, approximately 6.9 million deaths globally as of July 23, 2023.
Recent 28-Day Trends (June 26 - July 23, 2023):<br>• ~868,000 cases (+18%)<br>• ~3,700 deaths (-47%)<br>• Testing reduction leads to likely underrepresentation of actual infections.
Epidemiological Highlights:<br>• Cautions remain: WHO urges maintaining surveillance, testing, vaccination, and communication infrastructure despite "international public health emergency" declaration closure.<br>• Regional Disparities:<br> - Five WHO regions showed decreases in both cases and deaths (Eastern Med., Europe, SE Asia, Africa, Americas).<br> - Western Pacific Region showed increases in both cases (+8%) and deaths (+23%).<br>• Country-Level Changes: Top increases reported in the Republic of Korea (+60% cases), Australia (+82% deaths).<br>• Hospitalizations (June 19 - July 16, 2023): 39,276 new – 42% decrease compared to previous period.
SARS-CoV-2 Variants:<br>• Tracking:<br> - Variants of Interest: XBB.1.5 (11.3% share), XBB.1.16 (Now most prevalent VOI, ~24.1% share)<br> - Variants Under Monitoring: BA.2.75, CH.1.1, XBB, XBB.1.9.1, XBB.1.9.2, XBB.2.3, EG.5.<br>• Trends:<br> - XBB.1.5 prevalence declined week-on-week.<br> - EG.5 showed increasing trend.<br> - Data rely on GISAID submissions (~7,455 sequences reported during the period).
WHO Regional Overviews (June 26 - July 23, 2023):<br>Americas: Decreases in cases (-35%) and deaths (-48%).<br>Africa: Decreases in cases (-48%) and deaths (-60%).<br>East Med: Decreases in cases (-77%) and deaths (-77%).<br>Europe: Decreases in cases (-72%) and deaths (-74%).<br>SE Asia: Decreases in cases (-70%) but increase in deaths (+23%).<br>Western Pacific: Increases in cases (+8%) and deaths (+23%).