Update on the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Epidemic, Brief #39

Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (6 October 2020), 2,315,658 new confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 39,532 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 37,428,586 COVID-19 cases and 1,075,298 related deaths (case fatality rate (CFR): 2.9%) have been reported from 217 countries and territories. The distribution of cumulative cases (proportion of global cases) from the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting regions (excluding Africa) are as follows: Eastern Mediterranean Region 2,268,446 (6%), European Region 7,010,687 (19%), Region of the Americas 17,912,705 (48%), South-East Asia Region 7,987,606 (21%) and Western Pacific Region 656,178 (2%). Among the affected locations, India, the United States, Brazil, France, and the United Kingdom are reporting the highest number of new cases over the past week. For more detailed information on cases and deaths being reported outside of Africa, refer to the WHO daily situation reports.