Global cases increase in March

Global increases due to new variants
https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on-covid-19—23-march-2021

Globally, confirmed cases continue
to rise

Fourth consecutive week

3.3 million new cases reported last week

New deaths plateaued (after a six week decrease)

Deaths, + 60 000

Upward trajectory in recent weeks

South East Asia, Western Pacific, European and Eastern Mediterranean

Europe and Americas continue to account for 80% of all the cases and deaths

Highest numbers of new cases

Brazil (508,010 new cases; 3% increase)

United States of America (374 369 new cases; 19% decrease)

India (240 082 new cases; 62% increase)

France (204 840 new cases; 27% increase)

Italy (154 493 new cases; similar to previous week)

US

Cases, + 58,922 = 29,769,325

Deaths, + 778 = 541,289

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/index.html

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_dailytrendsdeaths

Last 7 days

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/index.html

Cases, 53,200 (7 day rolling daily average)

Deaths, 1,025 (7 day rolling daily average)

New hospital admissions

Down 71.6% since the peak on 9th January

(Was 16,540 per day)

Down 4.2% on the week to 16th March

(Down to + 4,696 per day)

But up to 25th March

Increases in the US over past week

About 3% increase in cases over the past week

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03/25/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

30% increases

Michigan, Colorado and Connecticut

Variant cases in the US

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/transmission/variant-cases.html

US Vaccinations

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations

At least 1 dose, 85,472,166 (25.7%)

Fully vaccinated, 46,365,515 (14%)

Total doses given, 130,473,853

Pfizer, 65,995,871
Moderna, 61,719,2560
Janssen, 2,622,182

AZ percentages

https://www.astrazeneca.com/media-centre/press-releases/2021/astrazeneca-us-vaccine-trial-met-primary-endpoint.html

United Kingdom

Data up to 24th March

Cases, + 5,605 (+38,338)

Down 3.3%

Deaths, + 98 (+552) = 126,382

Down 34.6%

Deaths, 148,125

First dose, 28,653,523

Second dose, 2,532,839

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk

UK Vaccine passports being considered by ministers

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-56521056

EU Vaccine documents and apps

https://ec.europa.eu/info/live-work-travel-eu/coronavirus-response/safe-covid-19-vaccines-europeans/covid-19-digital-green-certificates_en

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56519331

The digital version can be stored on a mobile device.

Citizens can also request a paper version.

Both will have a QR code that contains essential information,

as well as a digital seal to make sure the certificate is authentic

Summer

By the EU – The Commission will set up a digital infrastructure that would facilitate the authentication of the Digital Green Certificates

By the Member States – Introduce the necessary changes in their national health records systems

EU leaders to discuss boosting vaccine supplies

Today, virtual conference

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