COVID-19 Epidemiological Update - 29 September 2023

Overview

Globally, the number of new cases decreased by 55% during the 28-day period of 28 August to 24 September 2023 as compared to the previous 28-day period, with over 685 000 new cases reported. The number of new deaths decreased by 34% as compared to the previous 28-day period, with over 1900 new fatalities reported. As of 24 September 2023, over 770 million confirmed cases and over 6 million deaths have been reported globally.

In this edition, we include:

• The COVID-19 epidemiological update at the global and the regional levels.
• An update on hospitalizations and ICU admissions.
• An update on the SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest (VOI) and variants under monitoring (VUM).

Please note that from this edition, the COVID-19 Epidemiological Update will be provided every four weeks. Disaggregated data will still be accessible on the WHO COVID-19 dashboard, where the full dataset is available for download. The previous 158 editions of Weekly COVID-19 Epidemiological Update are accessible at the following link: https://www.who.int/emergencies/situation-reports