In Central America, cases remain high in Belize, although most countries are seeing continued declines in infections 🦠
Cases have also increased in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and smaller islands 🏝 like the Cayman Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and Anguilla.
In the Caribbean, Barbados is reporting the highest number of COVID cases 🦠 and deaths since the pandemic started, following a five-fold increase in COVID infections over the last month 🗓
Infections are also dropping ⬇️ across South America, but we are seeing some spikes at the subnational level.
For instance, cases are up 📈 in the greater Caracas area, Venezuela, and in parts of Chile’s southernmost regions.
In North America, while cases are dropping overall 📉, infections remain high in the American Midwest, as well as in Alaska.
In Canada, cases are also high ⬆️ in the Northwest Territories, where infection rates are 10 times the national average.
Over the last week, the Region of the Americas 🌎 reported over 1.1 million new cases and just over 24,000 COVID-related deaths 🦠
🚨🔊PAHO Press Briefing on #COVID19🦠in the Americas 🌎 October 13, 2021 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
🌎 Tomorrow, watch the live presentation of the PAHO-ECLAC joint report "The prolonged COVID-19 health crisis and its impact on health, the economy, and social development"
📌 Thursday 14 October, at 10:00 am EDT
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🚨 We will be LIVE🔴 in 1 hour! ⏰
➡️ Join us for our media briefing on the situation of #COVID19 in the Region of the Americas 🌎
📺 Tune in to listen to the latest updates on our response to this pandemic 🦠 https://t.co/MNxPDF4MOH
On International Day for disaster risk reduction 2021 we emphasize that cooperation 🤝 is key to helping low- and middle-income countries put in place adequate early warning systems.
