COVID cases spike in Americas, South America worst hit -PAHO
COVID-19 cases in the Americas rose about 14% last week from the previous one, with 1.3 million new cases and 4,158 new deaths reported, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday.
COVID-19 cases in the Americas rose about 14% last week from the previous one, with 1.3 million new cases and 4,158 new deaths reported, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday. South America was the worst affected, with an increased COVID death rate up 32.8% from previous week, according to PAHO Director Dr. Carissa Etienne.
"In South America, there has been a significant increase in COVID-19 incidence, with almost half a million new COVID-19 cases reported during the last week - a 24.6% increase compared to the previous week," Etienne said in a press briefing. The largest rise in infections were reported in Bolivia followed by Peru.
North America saw an increase of 7.7% compared to the previous week despite a drop in cases in Canada, as the United States and Mexico are trending in the opposite direction, PAHO said.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
ALSO READ
Olympics-New Zealand's Jones to paddle in fifth Games after long COVID battle
Sports News Roundup: Tennis-'Feels like I never left' - Halep back on court in Miami; Olympics-New Zealand's Jones to paddle in fifth Games after long COVID battle and more
UN report: Many countries are bouncing back from COVID pandemic but the poorest are not
Four, including three Indians, arrested while trying to enter US illegally from Canada
Four, including three Indians, arrested while entering US illegally from Canada