New COVID-19 infections decrease in the Américas, says regional agency

New COVID-19 infections decrease in the Américas, says regional agency

Photo: Agustin Marcarian – Reuters

 

New COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are beginning to go down in some countries in the Américas, but deaths continue to rise in parts of Central and South América, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday.

By Reuters – Anthony Boadle

Feb 9, 2022

In North América, new infections and deaths decreased in all three countries in the past week, while hospitalizations and ICU admissions were down in the United States and Canada, the regional agency said. New infections in El Salvador dropped by 70%, but deaths increased by 42% in Venezuela, PAHO said.





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