COVID-19 monthly update: September 2023

Distribution of daily cases and CFR% in EMR, 29 January 2020 to 30 September 2023 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 CF R% a nd m ov in g av er ag e N um be r of c as es Date of reporting Cases Moving average of cases 7 days CFR% Highlights In September 2023, a total of 6,229 COVID-19 confirmed cases were reported from 4 Member States of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). There was an increase of 69% in overall reported confirmed cases compared to the previous month when it was 3693 confirmed cases. The highest number of confirmed cases was reported from IR Iran followed by Morocco and Afghanistan. During September 2023, a total of 84 COVID-19-related deaths were reported from 4 Member States in the Region with the Islamic Republic of Iran reporting the highest number of deaths followed by Afghanistan. There was an 110% increase in reported deaths compared to the previous month when it was 40. Out of the 22 Member States in the Region, 4 reported updates on COVID-19 confirmed cases and associated deaths in September 2023 while in August 6 Member States reported updates on COVID-19 cases and deaths. Since the start of the pandemic, a total of 23,395,546 confirmed COVID-19 cases including 351,492 related deaths at a case-fatality ratio (CFR) of 1.5% were reported from the Region. 21 countries have reported one or more new variants of concern (VOC) in the Region: Alpha in 21 countries, Beta in 18 countries, Gamma in 6 countries, Delta in 20 countries and Omicron in 21 countries. Vaccination continues across the Region. The total number of doses administered as of 31 August 2023 in the Region is 900,577,081 and the average coverage of fully vaccinated population in the Region is 51%. The United Arab Emirates (98%), Qatar (97%) and Kuwait (77%) has reported the highest number of completed primary series while Libya (18%), Syria (13%), and Yemen (3%) reported the lowest number of in the Region . . . . . . COVID-19 cases and deaths by EMR countries, 29 January 2020 to 30 September 2023 Distribution of COVID-19 cases by age and gender in EMR, 29 January 2020 to September 2023 Distribution of daily deaths in EMR, 29 January 2020 to 30 September 2023 Distribution of weekly COVID-19 tested in EMR, 29 January 2020 to September 2023 New cases New deaths Cases Deaths CFR% Afghanistan Bahrain Djibouti Egypt Islamic Republic of Iran Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Morocco Occupied Palestinian territory Oman Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen Total September Cumulative figures Countries Trend* 844 3918 210 1257 6229 6 78 0 0 84 226 220 696 614 15 690 516 023 7 617 752 2 465 545 1 746 997 666 333 1 239 904 507 269 1 276 812 703 228 399 449 1 580 631 514 524 841 469 27 334 63 993 57 423 1 153 361 1 067 030 11 945 23 395 546 7950 1536 189 24 830 146 410 25 375 14 122 2570 10 947 6437 16 297 5708 4628 30 656 690 9646 1361 5046 3163 29 423 2349 2159 351 492 3.5 0.2 1 4.8 1.9 1.0 0.8 0 0.9 1 1.3 0.8 1.2 1.9 0.1 1.1 5 7.9 5.5 2.6 0.2 18.1 1.5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - *trend refers to % changes in the cases compared to previous month 0 to 04 05 to 09 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 29 30 to 34 35 to 39 40 to 44 45 to 49 50 to 54 55 to 59 60 to 64 65 to 69 70 to 74 75 to 79 80 to 84 85 and above Female Male 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 N um be r of d ea th s Date of reporting Deaths Moving average of Deaths 7 days 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Po si tiv ity week of reporting Tests Cases Positivity% 5 weeks moving average Number of reported cases A ge g ro up Document number: WHO-EM/CSR/685/E Published by the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean in Cairo, Egypt. The information in this document is gathered from the Region’s ministries of health. For more information, please contact: emrgohspoutbreak@who.int World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Monazamet El Seha El Alamia Str,Extension of Abdel Razak El Sanhouri Street P.O. Box 7608, Nasr City Cairo 11371, Egypt www.emro.who.int © World Health Organization 2023 COVID-19 cases and deaths per million population in EMR, 29 January 2020 to 30 September 2023 Key figures, September Cumulative key figures, 29 January 2020 to 30 September 2023 Tested 311,539 Confirmed 6,229 Recovered 4,297 Deaths 84 Tested 449,609,820 Confirmed 23,395,546 Recovered 22,733,410 Deaths 351,492 Tests/100 000 603,826 Recovery rate 97.17% CFR 1.50% AR/Million 31,420.2 CFR 1.35% Afghanistan Pakistan Iraq EgyptLibya Tunisia Morocco Sudan Kuwait Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Oman Yemen Somalia Djibouti Iran SyriaLebanon Occupied Palestinian territory Jordan Qatar Bahrain 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 140000 120000 1000000 2000000 3000000 4000000 5000000 6000000 7000000 8000000 9000000 0 200 150 100 50 0 50 100 150 200 250 COVID-19 MONTHLY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2023 2 9 -J a n -2 0 2 9 -F e b -2 0 3 1 -M a r- 2 0 3 0 -A p r- 2 0 3 1 -M a y -2 0 3 0 -J u n -2 0 3 1 -J u l- 2 0 3 1 -A u g -2 0 3 0 -S e p -2 0 3 1 -O ct -2 0 3 0 -N o v -2 0 3 1 -D e c- 2 0 3 1 -J a n -2 1 2 8 -F e b -2 1 3 1 -M a r- 2 1 3 0 -A p r- 2 1 3 1 -M a y -2 1 3 0 -J u n -2 1 3 1 -J u l- 2 1 3 1 -A u g -2 1 3 0 -S e p -2 1 3 1 -O ct -2 1 3 0 -N o v -2 1 3 1 -D e c- 2 1 3 1 -J a n -2 2 2 8 -F e b -2 2 3 1 -M a r- 2 2 3 0 -A p r- 2 2 3 1 -M a y -2 2 3 0 -J u n -2 2 3 1 -J u l- 2 2 3 1 -A u g -2 2 3 0 -S e p -2 2 3 1 -O ct -2 2 3 0 -N o v -2 2 3 1 -D e c- 2 2 3 1 -J a n -2 3 2 8 -F e b -2 3 3 1 -M a r- 2 3 3 0 -A p r- 2 3 3 1 -M a y -2 3 3 0 -J u n -2 3 3 1 -J u l- 2 3 3 1 -A u g -2 3 3 0 -S e p -2 3 2 9 -J a n -2 0 2 9 -F e b -2 0 3 1 -M a r- 2 0 3 0 -A p r- 2 0 3 1 -M a y -2 0 3 0 -J u n -2 0 3 1 -J u l- 2 0 3 1 -A u g -2 0 3 0 -S e p -2 0 3 1 -O ct -2 0 3 0 -N o v -2 0 3 1 -D e c- 2 0 3 1 -J a n -2 1 2 8 -F e b -2 1 3 1 -M a r- 2 1 3 0 -A p r- 2 1 3 1 -M a y -2 1 3 0 -J u n -2 1 3 1 -J u l- 2 1 3 1 -A u g -2 1 3 0 -S e p -2 1 3 1 -O ct -2 1 3 0 -N o v -2 1 3 1 -D e c- 2 1 3 1 -J a n -2 2 2 8 -F e b -2 2 3 1 -M a r- 2 2 3 0 -A p r- 2 2 3 1 -M a y -2 2 3 0 -J u n -2 2 3 1 -J u l- 2 2 3 1 -A u g -2 2 3 0 -S e p -2 2 3 1 -O ct -2 2 3 0 -N o v -2 2 3 1 -D e c- 2 2 3 1 -J a n -2 3 2 8 -F e b -2 3 3 1 -M a r- 2 3 3 0 -A p r- 2 3 3 1 -M a y -2 3 3 0 -J u n -2 3 3 1 -J u l- 2 3 3 1 -A u g -2 3 3 0 -S e p -2 3 5 8 11 14 17 20 23 26 29 32 35 38 41 44 47 50 53 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 2 5 8 11 14 17 20 23 26 29 32 35 38 41 44 47 50 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37