COVID-19 cases in the Americas increased by 12.7 per cent last week from the prior week, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday, as infections continued to rise in Central and North America.
COVID-19 cases in the Americas increased by 12.7 per cent last week from the prior week, thesaid on Wednesday, as infections continued to rise in Central and North America.
PAHO's director, Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, called for stronger measures to tackle the pandemic as cases and hospitalizations rise. According to PAHO, cases were up for the fifth consecutive week in North America, rising 19.5 per cent. That was driven by a 27.1 per cent increase in the United States as new infections declined in Canada and Mexico.
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