PAHO Media Update On Covid-19 October 20 2021

Over the last week, there were nearly 817,000 new COVID infections and over 18,000 COVID-related deaths reported in the Americas.Cases are dropping across North America, although we’re seeing hospitalizations increase in Canada’s eastern provinces and deaths increase in Mexico.COVID infections and deaths have gone down in most countries of Central America.In South America, while most countries are seeing continued reductions in cases and deaths, Bolivia and Venezuela are reporting a rise in new infections.However, the situation is more severe in the Caribbean.The Dominican Republic and Barbados are reporting over 40% jumps in new cases over the last week—in fact, half of Barbados’s cumulative COVID infections since the pandemic began have been reported in the last month. Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, and Martinique are also seeing a jump in new infections. And cases remain high in Saint Martin, Saint Kits and Nevis, Anguilla, and the Cayman Islands.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/depictions-media--4208927/support.