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Outbreak Brief 150: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: As of 28 November 2022, a total of 637,404,847 COVID-19 cases and 6,608,893 deaths (case fatality ratio [CFR]: 1%) 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 23,192,676 (3%), European Region 264,434,340 (41%), Region of the Americas 181,462,467 (29%), South-East Asia Region 60,646,218 (10%) and Western Pacific Region 98,276,041 (15%). In the last seven days, the five countries reporting the highest number of new cases are Japan (656,348), the Republic of Korea (377,987), France (217,706) and Germany (148,414). As of 28 November 2022, over 4.9 billion people (62% 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.
As of 6 p.m. East African Time (EAT) 28 November 2022, a total of 12,124,913 COVID-19 cases and 256,174 deaths (CFR: 2.1%) have been reported by the 55 African Union (AU) Member States (MS). This represents 2% of all cases and 4% of all deaths reported globally. Forty-four (80%) AU MS are reporting CFRs higher than the global CFR. Since the detection of COVID-19 on the African continent (in February 2020), 53 (96%) AU MS have experienced three distinct COVID-19 waves, 48 (87%) MS have experienced four waves, 28 MS have experienced five waves, 6 MS have experienced a sixth wave and one MS (Kenya) has experienced a seventh wave.
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