COVID-19 Updates

Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre NICU, Tanzania, during the pandemic.

Global Health Ministries’ COVID-19 Task Force is regularly gathering data for each of our 14 partner countries for a high-level look at confirmed Covid cases, deaths and vaccine doses administered. This most recent update is based on World Health Organization (WHO) reporting as of 11 October, 2021 (covid19.who.int).

Key take-aways from this update include:

• There was an increase of 14% in Covid deaths among GHM’s 14 partner countries during the past 9 weeks, as reported to WHO.

• Vaccinations increased 97% during the past 9 weeks in these countries.

• El Salvador, India, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh had the highest Covid vaccination rates among GHM’s partner countries, while Tanzania, South Sudan, Chad, Madagascar and Cameroon had the lowest vaccination rates.

• Globally, over 6.3 billion doses of Covid vaccines have been administered as of October 11, which is a 60% increase during the past 9 weeks.

Below are more detailed summaries of COVID-19 impact in GHM partner countries, again based on WHO reporting as of 11 October, 2021.

Covid-19 Status in GHM Partner Countries

The following charts share trends during the past two months (Aug 4 - Oct 11, 2021) for GHM’s partner countries, again compiled from information reported to WHO:

Covid-19 Death Trends

Covid-19 Case Trends

COVID Vaccination Trends

Many thanks to Lon Kightlinger, MSPH, Ph.D., Epidemiologist and GHM Board and COVID-19 Task Force member, for compiling this country-specific information. He wisely urges us to consider country-to-country comparisons with caution, particularly as completeness of data reported to WHO varies between countries over time. This blog will continue to be updated as new information becomes available.