Your two key COVID-19 weekly reports ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Weekly COVID-19 Reports Update Access all reports   Weekly Epidemiological Update 20 July 12% increase in global new cases reported compared to previous week, with over 3.4 million new cases Increase in global COVID-19 case weekly incidence, with around 490 000 cases reported each day compared to 400 000 in the previous week Almost 57 000 deaths were reported last week, a similar number to the previous week, following a steady decline in the number of deaths for over two months Cumulative number of over 190 million cases and more than 4 million deaths reported globally Special focus on the release of a WHO COVID-19 detailed surveillance data dashboard, including a downloadable database feature Special focus on the phenotypic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 VOCs Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta, and updates on the geographic distribution of VOCs Download the report   Weekly Operational Update 20 July In this edition of the COVID-19 Weekly Operational Update, highlights of country-level actions and WHO support to countries include: Strengthening clinical management of COVID-19 in Ghana Receiving 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Viet Nam donated by the United States of America through the COVAX Facility COVID-19 readiness and response at Points of Entry in Armenia Planning and decentralization in Mumbai, India to fight the second COVID-19 surge Receiving 500 000 vaccines in Haiti donated by the United States of America through the COVAX Facility Enhancing resilience among parents and children in the Syrian Arab Republic through the “My Hero is You” mental health campaign Exploring the use of WHO’s COVID-19 vaccination online learning in countries Progress on a subset of indicators from the SPRP 2021 Monitoring and Evaluation Framework Updates on WHO’s financing to support countries in SPRP 2021 implementation and provision of critical supplies. Download the report   WHO continues fight against pandemic amid worsening global public health emergency and uneven vaccine rollout Stories from Zambia, Ghana, Rwanda, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Belize, Bolivia, Honduras, Viet Nam and more Read the stories   Video highlights from work in countries   Read more stories of ongoing work in countries around the world in support of the COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan 2021 This week we have received additional funds from Comoros, Germany, Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Republic of Korea, USA and new pledges from Denmark and the European Union (ECHO and NEAR). Thanks to all donors and partners contributing to the WHO COVID-19 Response This email is aimed at keeping you informed of WHO's work to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and showcase stories of impact only possible thanks to the contributions of our donors and partners. Help us improve it by sharing your feedback to WHO media       Share    Tweet    Share    Forward  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1202 Geneva 27, Switzerland  Journalists may send feedback to WHO Media Team You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list. If you have been forwarded this update you can click here to subscribe Unsubscribe