The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned that the COVID-19 pandemic “remains a threat” in the Americas region despite the decline in infections and deaths. In the last week, new infections fell 26% and deaths almost 19% in the Americas. But two years after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic for the coronavirus […]
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PAHO: cases of omicron fall sharply in America, but deaths still rise
New infections of the omicron variant of the coronavirus fell 31% in the last week, but deaths still increased 5.6%, reported the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). PAHO director Carissa Etienne explained that the continent registered 3.3 million new cases and 34,000 deaths associated with COVID-19, chaining six consecutive weeks with increases in deaths. “We […]
PAHO: COVID-19 cases drop in several countries of the Americas, but deaths rise
new infections of COVID-19 began to decline in several countries in the Americas, although they remain “very high”, but deaths increased, particularly in parts of Central and South America, reported the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The regional office of World Health Organization (WHO) pointed out that in the first week of February, more than […]
PAHO: Omicron infections are slowing down where the COVID-19 variant hit before
Updated on 02/02/2022 02:54 pm Infections and deaths from COVID-19 in the Americas continue to rise, but the increase in infections appears to be slowing in places first affected by the omicron variant, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced. Four million of the seven million new cases reported last week were in North America. […]