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    "title": "Biweekly confirmed COVID-19 cases",
    "subtitle": "Biweekly confirmed cases refer to the cumulative number of confirmed cases over the previous two weeks.",
    "citation": "World Health Organization (2026)",
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      "titleShort": "Biweekly cases",
      "titleLong": "Biweekly cases",
      "descriptionShort": "Cumulative number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the previous two weeks. Counts can include probable cases, where reported.",
      "descriptionKey": "- _Confirmed_ cases represent the number of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infections as reported to WHO, but may not capture the true scale of infection due to varying testing strategies, case definitions, and underreporting.\n- Data are presented by date of reporting rather than symptom onset, and retrospective updates or corrections by countries can lead to sudden spikes or negative values.\n- Since WHO relies on Member State reporting, differences in local definitions, testing capacities, and reporting practices can affect international comparisons and trending over time.\n- We provide more detail on these points in [Cases of COVID-19: background](https://ourworldindata.org/covid-cases#cases-of-covid-19-background).",
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      "lastUpdated": "2026-08-31",
      "nextUpdate": "2026-10-01",
      "citationShort": "World Health Organization (2026) – processed by Our World in Data",
      "citationLong": "World Health Organization (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. “Biweekly cases” [dataset]. World Health Organization, “COVID-19 Dashboard WHO COVID-19 Dashboard - Daily cases and deaths” [original data].",
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