Situation Report of MPOX in Global and ASEAN Region - 09 January 2023

Worldwide, there have been over 656 million cases and over 6 million deaths attributed to COVID-19. • US CDC: According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in its weekly data summary published on January 6, most of the nation's COVID-19 indicators are on the rise after the holidays, with the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant spreading quickly. According to the report, 628 (19.5%) counties, districts, or territories have a high COVID 19 Community Level, 1,351 (41.9%) with a medium Community Level, and 1,241 (38.5%) with a low Community Level. Compared with last week, the number of counties, districts, or territories in the high level increased by 10.6%, in the medium level increased by 1.8%, and in the low level decreased by 12.4%. Furthermore, according to CDC’s Nowcast projections, estimated the proportion of lineages designated as Omicron with estimates above 1%: BA.5—and three of its sublineages (BQ.1, BQ.1.1, and BF.7) and BA.2 sublineages BA.2.75, BN.1, XBB, a recombinant of two BA.2 sublineages, and the XBB sublineage, XBB.1.5. The most prevalent Omicron lineages are BQ.1.1, projected to be 34.4%; XBB.1.5, projected to be 27.6%and BQ.1, projected to be 21.4%. XBB, BA.5, BN.1, BF.7, and BA.2.75 are all projected to be between 1% and 5% of circulating viruses.