Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 11 January 2023

Globally, nearly 2.9 million new cases and over 11 000 deaths were reported in the week of 2 to 8 January 2023. This represents a reduction in weekly cases and deaths of 9% and 12%, respectively. In the last 28 days (12 December 2022 to 8 January 2023), over 13.9 million cases and over 49 000 new deaths were reported globally – an increase of 10% and 22% respectively, compared to the previous 28 days. As of 8 January 2023, over 659 million confirmed cases and over 6.6 million deaths have been reported globally.

In this edition, we include:

• The COVID-19 epidemiological update at the global and regional levels.
• An update on the circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) and Omicron subvariants under monitoring.
• An update on hospitalizations and ICU admissions related to COVID-19.
• Summary of Monthly Operational Update