PAHO: Press Briefing on the COVID-19 Situation in the Americas

Last week, the Region of the Americas reported more than 7 million new COVID cases and more than 34,000 COVID-related deaths. However, the rise in infections seems to be slowing down in places hit earliest by the Omicron variant. Most of the new cases were reported in North America, which saw more than 4 million new infections.Surges continue across Central and South America, where Chile and Brazil posted record numbers of daily cases.Deaths increased for the fourth consecutive week in all subregions, showing an increase of nearly 33% over the previous week. In the Caribbean, deaths have more than doubled in Cuba, the Bahamas, and Antigua and Barbuda. Other islands like Martinique and Guadeloupe, are seeing COVID spread rapidly among young and unvaccinated people.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/depictions-media--4208927/support.