Outbreak Brief 107: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Outbreak Update: As of 31 January 2022, a global total of 373,180,340 COVID-19 cases and 5,659,292 related deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR): 1.5%) have been reported by 227 countries and territories to the World Health Organization (WHO). The distribution of cumulative cases (proportion of global cases) from the WHO reporting regions (excluding Africa) are as follows: Eastern Mediterranean Region 15,947,365 (4%), European Region 143,224,359 (38%), Region of the Americas 135,082,663 (36%), South-East Asia Region 52,155,418 (14%) and Western Pacific Region 15,768,679 (4%). In the last seven days, the five countries reporting the highest number of new cases globally are the United States (3,595,883), France (2,305,238), India (1,759,112), Brazil (1,305,447) and Germany (1,070,693). For more detailed information on cases and deaths reported outside of Africa, refer to the WHO COVID-19 dashboard.