Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 29 June 2022

Globally, the number of weekly COVID-19 cases has increased for the third consecutive week, after a declining trend was observed since the last peak in March 2022. During the week of 20 to 26 June 2022, over 4.1 million cases were reported, an 18% increase as compared to the previous week. The number of new weekly deaths remained similar to that of the previous week, with over 8500 fatalities reported.

In this edition we also provide:

• An update on the circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs)
• Special focus on relative vaccine effectiveness