Reuters.- America reported its lowest number of infections and deaths from coronavirus in more than a year in the last week, the deputy director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Jarbas Barbosa, reported on Wednesday.
The Brazilian doctor assured that Covid-19 figures in America give reason to be “optimistic”, although one must still “remain vigilant“, And added that more than half of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean still remains unprotected against the coronavirus.
During the last week, 800,000 new Covid-19 infections and 18,000 related deaths were reported in America.
“(They are) the lowest Covid-19 figures in more than a year,” Barbosa said at a virtual press conference.
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“We have reason to be optimistic, but we must remain vigilant,” he added.
In North, Central and South America, Covid-19 infections and deaths are decliningWith some exceptions, Barbosa explained: Belize has reported a “sharp increase” in deaths and Paraguay doubled its coronavirus cases in the last week.
In addition, some small islands in the Caribbean are reaching their first pandemic peaks, such as Saint Kitts and Nevis, Barbados, Anguilla, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Covid-19 vaccination in America
Currently, almost 44% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean have completed their vaccination scheme against Covid-19Barbosa reported this morning.
“And although our region has done a great job of accelerating immunization coverage in just a few months, more than half of the people in Latin America and the Caribbean remain unprotected,” Barbosa said.
In Guatemala, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica, Nicaragua and Haiti, less than 20% of people have completed their vaccination schedule.
“But the good news is that more than 3 million doses will reach our region through COVAX this week. And deliveries are expected to accelerate in these last months of the year, ”said Barbosa.
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