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

(last updated 10:00 AM CET 8/12/2020)

 

Total (new cases in last 24 hours)

 

Globally 20,162,474 cases (214,985)

737,417 deaths (4.835)

Africa 909,574 cases (6,325)

17,198 deaths (213)

Americas 10,799,062 cases (101,230)

393,727 deaths (2,877)

Eastern Mediterranean 1,669,933 cases (12,342)

44,288 deaths (410)

Europe 3,641,603 cases (23,951)

217,716 deaths (355)

South-East Asia 2,757,822 cases (66,370)

55,564 deaths (931)

Western Pacific 383,739 cases (4,767)

8,911 deaths (49)

 

Highlights
    • The COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed over 390 000 people in the Americas, is threatening
      regional plans to eliminate and control infectious diseases including tuberculosis, HIV, hepatitis
      and others, WHO Regional Director for the Americas, Dr Carissa F. Etienne said yesterday.
    • The WHO Regional Office for Europe is convening a Pan-European Commission on Health and
      Sustainable Development. The Commission will draw lessons on how different countries’ health
      systems have responded to the pandemic and will make recommendations on investments and
      reforms to improve the resilience of health and social care systems.
    • WHO and the Iraqi Ministry of Health have launched the second phase of a COVID-19
      awareness-raising campaign. Teams will distribute more than 360 000 information, education
      and communication materials, as well as personal protective equipment to approximately 5
      million people.
    • WHO has published the Emergency Global Supply Chain System (COVID-19) catalogue, which
      lists all medical devices, including personal protective equipment, medical equipment, medical
      consumables, single use devices, laboratory and test-related devices that may be requested
      through the COVID-19 Supply Portal.
    • An update on the COVID-19 Supply Chain System is explored in the ‘Subject in Focus’ below.