The Americas Continue Confirming COVID-19 Fatalities

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) published its Epidemiological Update as of 21 July 2021, confirming the Region of the Americas had contributed 39% of SARS-CoV-2 virus cases and 48% of COVID-19 related fatalities.

In June 2021, the South America subregion continued to contribute the largest number of beta coronavirus cases (84%) and COVID-19 fatalities (81%) within the Americas.

Regarding health workers, 37 countries and territories have reported over 10,000 COVID-19 related fatalities.

In addition, the PAHO reports Argentina, Aruba, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the USA have detected all four coronavirus variants of concern.

The U.S. CDC publishes country-specific alerts, which are published at this weblink.