COVID-19 Cases Decrease Rapidly

The World Health Organization (WHO) weekly epidemiological update #132 today reported over 4.8 million new COVID-19 cases, and over 39,000 deaths were reported in the last 28 days.

This data published on March 1, 2023, indicates a decrease of 76% and 66%, respectively, compared to the previous 28 days.

At the country level, the highest numbers of new 28-day cases were reported from the United States of America (1,085,170 new cases; -29%), Japan (752,935 new cases; -77%), and China (537,561 new cases; -95%).

As of February 26, 2023, over 758 million confirmed cases and over 6.8 million deaths have been reported globally.