SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours 

(last updated 10:00 AM CET 7/16/2020)

 

Globally 13,378,853 cases (226,181)
580,045 deaths (5,579)
Africa 523,403 cases (17,279)
8,819 deaths (172)
Americas 7,016,851 cases (132,700)
294,301 deaths (3,627)
Eastern Mediterranean 1,331,893 cases (14,815)
32,776 deaths (482)
Europe 2,987,256 cases (21,183)
205,006 deaths (552)
South-East Asia 1,268,923 cases (37,909)
31,297 deaths (727)
Western Pacific 249,786 cases (2,295)
7,833 deaths (19)
Highlights
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      of other nations through joining the COVAX Facility, a mechanism designed to guarantee
      rapid, fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines worldwide. The goal of COVAX is to
      deliver two billion doses of safe, effective vaccines that have passed regulatory approval and/or
      WHO prequalification.
    • WHO and UNICEF have warned of a decline in vaccinations, due to disruptions in delivery
      caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore noted that
      “COVID-19 has made previously routine vaccination a daunting challenge” and stressed that
      further impact on vaccine coverage needs to be avoided, otherwise there is a risk of exchanging
      one crisis for another.
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