Covid-19 in the Middle East: situation report for week ending 1 August

REGIONAL OVERVIEW

New Covid-19 cases in the Middle East and North Africa over the last three months. Seven-day rolling average, day by day.

More than 97,000 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the Middle East and North Africa during the past week, though many others are not recorded in the official figures.

Among the 20 countries monitored, Iran and Iraq are the worst affected — still reporting well over 2,000 new…