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Outbreak Update: As of 4 July 2022, a total of 546,114,042 COVID-19 cases and 6,335,599 deaths (case fatality ratio [CFR]: 1.2%) have been reported globally by 232 countries and territories to the World Health Organization (WHO). The distribution of cumulative cases (percentage of global cases) from the WHO regions (excluding Africa) are as follows: Eastern Mediterranean Region 18,660,167 (3%), European Region 229,039,830 (42%), Region of the Americas 162,970,252 (30%), South-East Asia Region 58,649,033 (11%) and Western Pacific Region 64,514,416 (12%). In the last seven days, the five countries reporting the highest number of new cases are France (546,404), Germany (541,127), Italy (534,629), the United States of America (468,701) and China (263,351). As of 3 July 2022, over 4.7 billion people (59% of the global population) have been fully vaccinated. For more detailed information on cases and deaths reported outside of Africa, refer to the WHO COVID-19 dashboard.
