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Cumulative key figures, 29 January 2020 to 28 February 2021
COVID-19 cases and deaths per million population in EMR, 29 January 2020 to 28 February 2021
Highlights
In February 2021, a total of 726 485 COVID-19 cases were reported from 22 countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region. There was a 4% decrease in overall reported cases as compared to the previous month when it was 753 149. The highest number of cases was reported from Islamic Republic of Iran followed by United Arab Emirates and Iraq.
During February 2021, a total of 10 289 related deaths were reported from the Region with Islamic Republic of Iran reporting the highest number of deaths followed by Labanon and Tunisia. There was a 25% decrease in overall reported deaths as compared to the previous month when it was 12 880.
Seven of the 22 countries in the Region reported an increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths during the month of February as compared to January.
Since the start of the pandemic, a total of 6 421 085 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 144 947 related deaths were reported from the 22 countries (case–fatality rate 2.3%).
Thirteen countries have reported one or more new variants of concern (VOC) in the Region (B.1.1.7 in 13 countries, B.1.351 in 1 country and B.1.1.28 alias P.1 in 1 country).
In Feburary 2021, WHO listed two versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. The vaccines are produced by AstraZeneca-SKBio (Republic of Korea) and the Serum Institute of India. Vaccination has started in 13 countries of the Region including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. The total number of doses administered is 11 224 406.
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COVID-19 cases and deaths by EMR Countries, 29 January 2020 to 28 February 2021
Distribution of COVID-19 cases by age and gender in EMR, 29 January 2020 to 28 February 2021
Distribution of daily deaths in EMR, 29 January 2020 to 28 February 2021
Distribution of weekly COVID-19 tested in EMR, 29 January 2020 to 28 February 2021
COVID-19 MONTHLY UPDATE | FEBRUARY 2021
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
February Cumulative figuresCountries Trend*
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19 338
134
16 473
213 170
75 853
64 235
25 595
73 981
14 725
12 497
29 430
7170
34 937
12 329
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87 915
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55 759
122 395
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141 496
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Tested12 859 927
Confirmed726 485
Recovered697 288
Deaths10 289
Tested97 602 151
Confirmed6 421 085
Recovered5 757 843
Deaths144 947
Tests/100 00013 355
Recovery rate90%
CFR2.3%
AR/Million8786
CFR1.4%
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UN WPP 2020 population data
Document number: WHO-EM/CSR/402/EPublished 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: [email protected]
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