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COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological situation Report: WHO

November 19, 2020

The number of new cases being reported globally continues to rise with almost 4 million new cases in the past week (9�15 November). The number of new deaths globally has also grown by 11%, with almost 60,000 new deaths reported, of which 81% were in Europe and the Americas.

Although the European Region continues to report the highest number of new cases globally (46%), it has seen a 10% fall in the past week following the strengthening of public health and social measures across the region. However, the number of new deaths in Europe has increased substantially with over 29,000 new deaths reported in the past week. The Region of the Americas reported a sharp upward trend, with a 41% increase in new cases in the past week. The Eastern Mediterranean, African and Western Pacific Regions also
reported increases in the number of new cases. The South East Asia Region, on the other hand, reported a decline in the number of new cases and new deaths.

Countries reporting the highest number of cases in the past week included: the United States of America (reporting over 1 million new cases, a 47 % increase compared to the previous week), India (3,06,000 cases, 5 % decrease), Italy (2,42,000 cases, 9 % increase), France (2,03,000 cases, 47 % decrease) and Brazil (1,79,000 cases, 57% increase).

Situation by WHO Region

South-East Asia Region
The South East Asia Region observed six weeks of continued decline in cases and deaths from the second half of September until the end of October. New weekly cases fell from over 6,90,000 to around 3,80,000 and new weekly deaths decreased from over 9,300 in the week commencing on 14th September to under 4,600 in the past week. Since the start of November, weekly cases have stabilized under 4,00,000 for the past three weeks, with 3,73,786 cases reported in the past week. Weekly deaths have also remained relatively stable, with 4,534 deaths reported in the past week. Countries with highest number of weekly new cases per million population in the past week included Nepal, Maldives and India.

Indonesia reported the second highest number of cases in the region in the past week. Until 8 November, Indonesia had observed a weekly decline in cases for six consecutive weeks, with weekly cases falling from over 30,000 in the week commencing on 21 September to under 23,800 in the week commencing 2 November. However, in the past week, the country registered over 29 000 new cases (107 cases per 1 million population), a 23% increase from last week.