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

(last updated 10:00 AM CET 8/16/2020)

 

Total (new cases in last 24 hours)

 

Globally 21,294,845 cases (267,291)

761,779 deaths (5,985)

Africa 945,165 cases (9,103)

18,476 deaths (190)

Americas 11,420,860 cases (149,645)

414,326 deaths (3,843)

Eastern Mediterranean 1 723 673 cases (13 401)

45 704 deaths (343)

Europe 3,754,649 cases (19,888)

214,092 deaths (410)

South-East Asia 3,040,168 cases (69,064)

59,875 deaths (1,031)

Western Pacific 409,589 cases (6,190)

9,293 deaths (168)

 

Highlights
    • WHO Director-General Dr Tedros expressed his gratitude to the Government of South Africa for
      welcoming the WHO experts that will be supporting the Ministry of Health and other agencies
      in their response to COVID-19.
    • South Africa is stepping up hygiene in health facilities to protect against COVID-19 with support
      provided through the UHC Partnership as part of WHO’s overall COVID-19 response.
    • This is the final daily COVID-19 Situation Report. Beginning tomorrow we will begin publishing
      the COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update which will focus on analysis and interpretation of
      the evolving epidemiological situation.