European Parliamentary Research Service By / March 16, 2022

Confirmed cases of Covid-19

Confirmed cases of Covid-19 by week, reported to the WHO

Confirmed cases of Covid-19 by week, reported to the WHO

The Covid-19 pandemic is still taking a heavy toll on humankind. As of 13 March 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported 452 million confirmed cases of Covid-19, with 6 million deaths globally. The decline observed after the end of summer 2021 was due, at least in part, to the rapid development of vaccines and vaccination campaigns. However, in mid-October 2021, the number of reported cases began to rise again, with a sharp increase in January 2022, notably in regions with good vaccination coverage, such as Europe (see Figure 1). Since February 2022, Covid-19 case rates have been declining again.

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