Globally, during the week of 21 through 27 February 2022, the number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths has continued to decline by 16% and 10% respectively, as compared to the previous week (Figure 1). Across the six WHO regions, over 10 million new cases and over 60 000 new deaths were reported (Table 1). […]
Read MoreGlobally, during the week of 7 to 13 February 2022, the number of new COVID-19 cases decreased by 19% as compared to the number reported during the previous week, while the number of new deaths remained similar to that of the previous week (Figure 1). Across the six WHO regions, just over 16 million new […]
Read MoreGlobally, during the week of 24 to 30 January 2022, the number of new COVID-19 cases remained similar to the number reported during the previous week, while the number of new deaths increased by 9% (figure 1). Across the six WHO regions, over 22 million new cases and over 59 000 new deaths were reported […]
Read MoreADHD in Lockdown Mental health, specifically in children and adolescents, has been affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic and lockdown. This had a disproportionate impact on children and adolescents, of particular concern in those who are disadvantaged, marginalised, or have a pre-existing psychiatric morbidity. Children with ADHD are relatively more challenged by the impact of Covid-19, […]
Read MoreDuring the week 1 to 7 November 2021, a slight upward trend (1% increase) in new weekly cases was observed, with just over 3.1 million new cases reported (Figure 1). The WHO European Region reported a 7% increase in new weekly cases as compared to the previous week, while other regions reported declines or stable […]
Read MoreWith just over 2.7 million new cases and over 46 000 new deaths reported during the week of 11 to 17 October 2021, the global number of new cases and deaths remained similar to that of the previous week (Figure 1). Apart from the European Region, which reported a 7% increase in the number of […]
Read MoreGlobally, the numbers of weekly COVID-19 cases and deaths have continued to decline since late August (Figure 1). Over 2.8 million new cases and over 46 000 new deaths were reported during the week of 4 to 10 October 2021, representing decreases of 7% and 10% respectively, as compared to the previous week (Table 1). […]
Read MoreGlobally, the numbers of weekly COVID-19 cases and deaths continued to decline. This is a trend that has been observed since August (Figure 1). Over 3.1 million new cases and just over 54 000 new deaths were reported during the week of 27 September to 3 October 2021. Cases this week decreased by 9% as […]
Read MoreWith nearly 4 million new cases reported globally in the past week (6-12 September), this represents the first substantial decline in weekly cases in more than two months (Figure 1). All regions reported declines in new cases as compared to the previous week. The number of deaths reported globally in the past week also decreased […]
Read MoreGlobally, the number of new cases reported this week remained similar to that of the previous week. With over 4.4 million new cases reported this week (30 August-5 September; Figure 1), the global incidence of COVID-19 cases has remained stable over the past month. In the past week, all regions reported either a decline (Regions […]
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