BRASILIA (Reuters) – COVID-19 infections and deaths are declining in most of the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday, with the exception of the Caribbean and Atlantic Ocean Islands where cases increased by 56.6% in the past week.
In Central America, COVID-19 deaths decreased 28%, it said.
The regional health agency warned, however, transmission is not yet under control and cases are rising again in other parts of the world, such as the Western Pacific and Africa, while 21 countries and territories in the Americas have yet to vaccinate half of their population.
(Reporting by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
