Canada’s Yukon and Northwest territories saw a two- to three-fold increase in new infections over the last week, it said. ADVERTISEMENTIn Central America, by contrast, there has been a 37% reduction in new infections. In South America, nearly every country except Brazil, Suriname and Venezuela is reporting increasing COVID-19 incidence. Cases surged 400% in Bolivia’s Santa Cruz department after recent strikes and protests prevented people from accessing COVID-19 vaccination and testing sites, the health agency said. While 51% of people in Latin America and the Caribbean have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, there are 19 countries where vaccination coverage is below 40% of the population.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 25, 2021 03:36 UTC