In South America, Paraguay and parts of the Guianas are seeing COVID cases double 📈 nearly every two days.
In Central America, where weekly fatalities were up 107% compared to the previous week, Belize reports the highest rates of new infections 🦠, and infections are accelerating in Honduras and Costa Rica.
In North America, the US continues to have the highest numbers of new infections, although cases decreased ⬇️ by nearly one million over the last week.
By contrast, many of Mexico’s southern states have seen new infections triple over the last 7️⃣ days.
Deaths throughout the region also increased, with 18,000 new deaths marking a 37% relative increase over the prior week.
In the last week, more than 8️⃣ million new COVID-19 cases were reported in our region 🌎
This is the highest number of weekly cases 🦠 since the pandemic started and is 32% higher ⬆️ than the previous week.
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✅ Drink liquids 💧 every two hours even if you are not thirsty and try to remain in a cool place.
🚫 Don’t engage in heavy physical activities at noon or during peak sunlight hours.
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