Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 6 April 2023

Globally, nearly 3.3 million new cases and over 23 000 deaths were reported in the last 28 days (6 March to 2 April 2023), a decrease of 28% and 30%, respectively, compared to the previous 28 days (6 February to 5 March 2023). Despite this overall downward trend, it is important to note that 74 (31%) countries have reported increases in new cases of 20% or greater during the last 28 days compared to the previous 28-day period. As of 2 April 2023, over 762 million confirmed cases and over 6.8 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 the SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest (VOI) and variants under monitoring (VUM)
• An update on hospitalizations and ICU admissions related to COVID-19