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dc.date.accessioned2022
dc.date.available2022
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.urihttps://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/56569
dc.description.abstractSince the onset of the pandemic in 2020 and up to October 12, 2022, a cumulative total of approximately 619 million COVID-19 cases including about 6.5 million deaths were reported from all six WHO regions. During epidemiological week (EW) 40, cases increased in the EMRO (2.6%) while they decreased in the remaining five WHO regions (range: -38.7 - -14.4%). COVID-19 deaths decreased in all WHO regions except for WPRO (1.2%). Globally, approximately 3,013,899 new COVID-19 cases were reported in EW 40 (October 02, 2022-October 08, 2022) - a -7.4% decrease compared to EW 39 (September 25, 2022- October 01, 2022) (Figure 1). For the same period, 8,785 new COVID-19 deaths were reported globally – a -6.1% relative decrease compared the previous week. In the region of the Americas, 388,752 cases and 3,829 deaths were reported in EW 40 - a -14.6% decrease in cases and -3.5% decrease in deaths compared to the previous week. At the subregional level, COVID-19 cases decreased in all four subregions (range: -54.6 - - 11.3%). COVID-19 deaths decreased in three subregions (range: -36.2 - -17.1%) while they increased in the South American subregion (71%). The overall weekly case notification rate for the region of the Americas was 38 cases per 100,000 population during EW 40 (44.5 the previous week). Between EW 40 and 39, the 14- day COVID-19 death rate was 7.6 deaths per 1 million population (7.7 the previous two weeks). Among 30 countries/territories in the region with available data, COVID-19 hospitalizations increased in 4 countries and territories (range: 1% - 100%) during EW 40 compared to the previous week. Among 21 countries and territories with available data, COVID-19 ICU admissions increased in 2 countries and territories (range: 3.1% - 14.3%).en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPAHOen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectSARS-CoV-2en_US
dc.subjectCoronavirusen_US
dc.subjectCoronavirus Infectionsen_US
dc.subjectBetacoronavirusen_US
dc.subjectVaccinesen_US
dc.subjectVaccination Coverageen_US
dc.subjectImmunizationen_US
dc.subjectEmergenciesen_US
dc.subjectGenomicsen_US
dc.subjectAmericasen_US
dc.subjectCaribbean Regionen_US
dc.titleWeekly COVID-19 Epidemiological Update: Issue 36 (12 October 2022)en_US
dc.typeNewslettersen_US
dc.rights.holderPan American Health Organizationen_US
dc.contributor.corporatenamePan American Health Organizationen_US
paho.isfeatured0en_US
paho.publisher.countryUnited Statesen_US
paho.publisher.cityWashington, D.C.en_US
paho.source.centercodeUS1.1en_US
paho.contributor.departmentHealth Emergencies (PHE)en_US
paho.iswhotranslationNoen_US


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