Update on the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Epidemic, Brief #80

Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (20 July 2021), 3,486,084 new confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, including 69,355 new deaths, have been reported globally. To date, a global total of 194,117,186 COVID-19 cases and 4,163,226 related deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR): 2.1%) have been reported from 225 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 10,461,251 (5%), European Region 59,115,914 (30%), Region of the Americas 76,090,220 (39%), South-East Asia Region 37,641,711 (19%) and Western Pacific Region 4,246,682 (2%). In the last seven days, the five countries reporting the highest number of new cases globally are the United States (488,918), Brazil (328,086), Indonesia (283,000), India (267,033) and the United Kingdom (263,973). For more detailed information on cases and deaths reported outside of Africa, refer to the WHO COVID-19 dashboard.

As of 9 a.m. East African Time (EAT) 27 July 2021, a total of 6,507,319 COVID-19 cases and 165,294 deaths (CFR: 2.5%) have been reported in 55 African Union (AU) Member States. This represents 3% of all cases and 4% of all deaths reported globally. Twenty-four (44%) AU Member States are reporting CFRs higher than the global CFR. Fifty-three (96%) AU Member States are reporting community transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Fifty-four (98%) AU Member States have experienced at least a second wave, 31 (56%) have experienced the third wave, and two countries (Algeria and Tunisia) have experienced the fourth wave of COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. Figure 1 shows the trend of new COVID-19 cases reported per day by AU region from 15 February 2020 to 27 July 2021. More information on the COVID-19 situation in Africa is available on the Africa CDC daily dashboard and hotspot dashboard.