Table 7.5
COVID-19 pandemic characteristics and theoretical estimations for different WHO regions
WHO region
N pop
(millions),
[93]
V
A
V
A =N pop
Last day of the
first wave
in 2020
t
B
V
B ¼
V
j ðt
B Þ
V
B =N pop
V
1 =N pop
Eq. (7.5)
V
1 =N pop
Eq. (7.6)
Africa
1,122.2
1,172,342
1,045
September 26
1,172,342
1,045
856
2,262
Americas
1,022.7
16,233,110
15,873
September 5
14,001,390
13,691
865
2,246
Eastern
Mediterranean
730.8
2,340,215
3,202
August 2
1,564,836
2,141
897
2,188
Europe
933.4
5,662,875
6,067
May 31
2,142,547
2,295
873
2,230
South-East
Asia
2,021.2
6,720,771
3,325
After October 3
7,911,036
3,914
802
2,368
Western Pacific
1,963.4
600,891
306
March 7
88,787
45
805
2,363
Grand total (the
world)
7,794
32,730 945
4,199
August 15
21,294,845
2,732
692
2,630
104
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COVID-19 pandemic characteristics and theoretical estimations for different WHO regions
WHO region
N pop
(millions),
[93]
V
A
V
A =N pop
Last day of the
first wave
in 2020
t
B
V
B ¼
V
j ðt
B Þ
V
B =N pop
V
1 =N pop
Eq. (7.5)
V
1 =N pop
Eq. (7.6)
Africa
1,122.2
1,172,342
1,045
September 26
1,172,342
1,045
856
2,262
Americas
1,022.7
16,233,110
15,873
September 5
14,001,390
13,691
865
2,246
Eastern
Mediterranean
730.8
2,340,215
3,202
August 2
1,564,836
2,141
897
2,188
Europe
933.4
5,662,875
6,067
May 31
2,142,547
2,295
873
2,230
South-East
Asia
2,021.2
6,720,771
3,325
After October 3
7,911,036
3,914
802
2,368
Western Pacific
1,963.4
600,891
306
March 7
88,787
45
805
2,363
Grand total (the
world)
7,794
32,730 945
4,199
August 15
21,294,845
2,732
692
2,630
104
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