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Globally, as of 12:23pm CEST, 7 June 2023, there have been 767,750,853 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,941,095 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 1 June 2023, a total of 13,381,562,028 vaccine doses have been administered. 

Case and death count data

From the 31 December 2019 to the 21 March 2020, WHO collected the numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths through official communications under the International Health Regulations (IHR, 2005), complemented by monitoring the official ministries of health websites and social media accounts. Since 22 March 2020, global data are compiled through WHO region-specific dashboards (see links below), and/or aggregate count data reported to WHO headquarters daily.

Counts primarily reflect laboratory-confirmed cases and deaths, based upon WHO case definitions; although some departures may exist due to local adaptations. Counts include both domestic and repatriated cases. Case detection, definitions, testing strategies, reporting practice, and lag times (e.g. time to case notification, and time to reporting of deaths) differ between countries, territories and areas. These factors, amongst others, influence the counts presented with variable under or overestimation of true case and death counts, and variable delays to reflecting these data at a global level.

All data represent date of reporting as opposed to date of symptom onset. All data are subject to continuous verification and may change based on retrospective updates to accurately reflect trends, changes in country case definitions and/or reporting practices. Significant data errors detected or reported to WHO may be corrected at more frequent intervals.

New case and death counts: Counts of new cases and deaths are calculated by subtracting previous cumulative total counts from the current count. These counts are updated incrementally throughout the day as more information becomes available. Daily new case and death counts are complete by 23:59 CET/CEST each day. Due to differences in reporting methods, cut-off times, retrospective data consolidation and reporting delays, the number of new cases may not always reflect daily totals published by individual countries, territories or areas. Due to the recent trend of countries conducting data reconciliation exercises which remove large numbers of cases or deaths from their total counts, such data may reflect as negative numbers in the new cases / new deaths counts as appropriate. This will aid users in identifying when such adjustments occur. When additional details become available that allow the subtractions to be suitably apportioned to previous days, data will be updated accordingly. 

Other: cases and deaths reported from international conveyances, included in global totals but not reflected in epidemiological curves as not associated with a country or region.

Name  :  Country, territory, area

WHO_region  :  WHO Region

Cases - cumulative total  :  Cumulative confirmed cases reported to WHO to date.

Cases - cumulative total per 100000 population  :  Cumulative confirmed cases reported to WHO to date per 100,000 population.

Cases - newly reported in last 7 days  :  New confirmed cases reported in the last 7 days. Calculated by subtracting previous cumulative case count (8 days prior) from current cumulative cases count.

Cases - newly reported in last 7 days per 100000 population  :  New confirmed cases reported in the last 7 days per 100,000 population.

Cases - newly reported in last 24 hours  :  New confirmed cases reported in the last 24 hours. Calculated by subtracting previous cumulative case count from current cumulative cases count.

Deaths - cumulative total  :  Cumulative confirmed deaths reported to WHO to date.

Deaths - cumulative total per 100000 population  :  Cumulative confirmed deaths reported to WHO to date per 100,000 population.

Deaths - newly reported in last 7 days  :  New confirmed deaths reported in the last 7 days. Calculated by subtracting previous cumulative death count (8 days prior) from current cumulative deaths count.

 Deaths - newly reported in last 7 days per 100000 population  :  New confirmed deaths reported in the last 7 days per 100,000 population.

Deaths - newly reported in last 24 hours  :   New confirmed deaths reported in the last 24 hours. Calculated by subtracting previous cumulative death count from current cumulative deaths count.