Washington:
The cumulative total of Covid-19 circumstances surged by almost 30 % across the Americas in just a single month, the Pan American Health Organization warned Wednesday, releasing figures for November.
By the finish of October, infections registered in North, South and Central America as effectively as the Caribbean for the entire pandemic stood at 20.5 million, according to PAHO figures.
A month later, the total had climbed by extra than six million to 26.9 million.
That involves “record-setting daily cases registered in North America,” PAHO director Carissa Etienne stated.
In the United States, Etienne stated that extra than 96,000 men and women are hospitalized — “the highest number since the onset of the pandemic.”
The US is seeing extra than 150,000 new circumstances a day and fears a coronavirus super-surge following comprehensive travel more than the Thanksgiving vacation.
Canada, which is seeing fresh outbreaks in nursing properties and assisted living facilities, is also seeing worrying surges along with Brazil, and Cuba.
“These continuing cases of COVD-19 are why we must act swiftly, especially in places where the caseload has not been controlled,” Etienne stated.
As the planet inches closer to a vaccine, “we must continue to rely on the public health measures that we can all take and that have helped to curb previous outbreaks: relying on stay-at-home measures, practicing social distancing and wearing masks.”
She known as for “vigorous government action” to assure testing and efforts to isolate and quarantine sufferers.
“We have the tools at our disposal, let’s use them,” Etienne stated.
Close to 1.5 million men and women globally had died from the coronavirus by 1800 GMT Wednesday, according to an AFP count primarily based on official sources, even though extra than 64 million have been infected.
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