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Coronavirus Cases Spike in Many Nations of Americas, Caribbean, PAHO Director Says
Coronavirus Cases Spike in Many Nations of Americas, Caribbean, PAHO Director Says
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Coronavirus infections have surged throughout Central America, the Caribbean and some South American nations in the most recent... 14.07.2021, Sputnik International
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"We are all tired, but after experiencing successive peaks of infections in the same locations, we must break this cycle by embracing public health measures early and consistently," Etienne said in a press release.Cases are increasing in Central American countries, including El Salvador and Guatemala, where COVID-19 deaths have also surged, the release said.New infections are also spiking in the Caribbean, where Cuba has reported the highest number of weekly cases since the start of the pandemic. In the British Virgin Islands, cases have tripled in the weeks after reopening to cruise ships. And in Mexico and the United States, infections are rising, the release said.In total, the Americas have reported nearly 74 million COVID-19 cases and 1.9 million deaths – more than a third of COVID cases and more than 40 percent of deaths globally, the release said.Many, but not all, nations in the Americas continue to suffer from low vaccination rates, the release added.While 58 percent of Chile’s population are fully protected against the disease and in Uruguay 55 percent are protected, Paraguay and Jamaica have fully vaccinated less than 3 percent of their populations. Honduras and Guatemala have yet to vaccinate 1% of their populations, according to the release.
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Coronavirus Cases Spike in Many Nations of Americas, Caribbean, PAHO Director Says
22:10 GMT 14.07.2021 (Updated: 18:28 GMT 19.10.2022) WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Coronavirus infections have surged throughout Central America, the Caribbean and some South American nations in the most recent reporting week, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) director Carissa Etienne said on Wednesday.
"We are all tired, but after experiencing successive peaks of infections in the same locations, we must break this cycle by embracing public health measures early and consistently," Etienne said in a press release.
Cases are increasing in Central American countries, including El Salvador and Guatemala, where COVID-19 deaths have also surged, the release said.
New infections are also spiking in the Caribbean, where Cuba
has reported the highest number of weekly cases since the start of the pandemic. In the British Virgin Islands, cases have tripled in the weeks after reopening to cruise ships. And in Mexico and the United States, infections are rising, the release said.
In total, the Americas have reported nearly 74 million COVID-19 cases and 1.9 million deaths – more than a third of COVID cases and more than 40 percent of deaths globally, the release said.
Many, but not all, nations in the Americas continue to suffer from low vaccination rates, the release added.
While 58 percent of Chile’s population
are fully protected against the disease and in Uruguay 55 percent are protected, Paraguay and Jamaica have fully vaccinated less than 3 percent of their populations. Honduras and Guatemala have yet to vaccinate 1% of their populations, according to the release.
