SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours
(last updated 10:00 AM CET 7/19/2020)
Globally 13,876,441 cases (259,848)
593,087 deaths (7,360)
Africa 561,466 cases (18,344)
9,349 deaths (219)
Americas 7,306,371 cases (151,531)
302,508 deaths (4,653)
Eastern Mediterranean 1,360,791 cases (13,809)
33,738 deaths (457)
Europe 3,042,330 cases (33,358)
206,684 deaths (1,202)
South-East Asia 1,347,954 cases (39,513)
32,907 deaths (807)
Western Pacific 256,788 cases (3,293)
7,888 deaths (22)
Highlights
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- WHO has published an interim checklist for local authorities on Practical actions in cities to strengthen preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The checklist accompanies the interim guidance on Strengthening preparedness for COVID-19 in cities and urban settings.
- The WHO Regional Office for Europe joined the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF to issue a policy paper on how to strengthen protection against, and address, social
and economic shocks such as those caused by the pandemic. - Ghana’s nurses are delivering child healthcare services to communities in need amid COVID-19. Segla, a community nurse who provides preventive healthcare to children in the north of Accra, emphasized the importance of visiting households if pediatric patients do not attend clinics due to COVID-19.
- Thank you for reading the WHO COVID-19 Situation Report! We would greatly appreciate any feedback and suggestions you may have on these reports via a short anonymous survey