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Written by Editor• 5 de November de 2021• 13:02• Headline News
COVID-19 Cases in The Caribbean Are Rising
Officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned about the recent significant surges of COVID-19 cases in several Caribbean countries.
As neighboring regions in the Americas record a decline in new cases (North America), and deaths (Central America), the Caribbean is facing an increase on infections, with Dominican Republic and Barbados leading in the rising numbers of cases.
Just this Friday, Dominican Republic announced 793 new positive cases of coronavirus, as per The Dominican Today, bringing the number to 374,722 since the start of the pandemic. Meanwhile, Barbados recorded almost 400 new cases last Wednesday.
According to a report by The New York Times, Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, the director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said that the two Caribbean countries recorded a 40 percent increase in their COVID-19 cases in the last week.
“Half of Barbados’s cumulative COVID-19 infections since the pandemic began have been reported in the last month,” Dr. Etienne was quoted at a news conference.
Situation in South America is also improving, except for Bolivia and Venezuela, the organization said. PAHO is a division of the WHO...
Written by Editor• 5 de November de 2021• 13:02• Headline News
COVID-19 Cases in The Caribbean Are Rising
Officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned about the recent significant surges of COVID-19 cases in several Caribbean countries.
As neighboring regions in the Americas record a decline in new cases (North America), and deaths (Central America), the Caribbean is facing an increase on infections, with Dominican Republic and Barbados leading in the rising numbers of cases.
Just this Friday, Dominican Republic announced 793 new positive cases of coronavirus, as per The Dominican Today, bringing the number to 374,722 since the start of the pandemic. Meanwhile, Barbados recorded almost 400 new cases last Wednesday.
According to a report by The New York Times, Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, the director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said that the two Caribbean countries recorded a 40 percent increase in their COVID-19 cases in the last week.
“Half of Barbados’s cumulative COVID-19 infections since the pandemic began have been reported in the last month,” Dr. Etienne was quoted at a news conference.
Situation in South America is also improving, except for Bolivia and Venezuela, the organization said. PAHO is a division of the WHO...
