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24May2020PAHOHIGHLIGHTSIntheRegionoftheAmericas,anadditional57,172casesand3,356deathswerereportedinthepast24hours,representinga2%relativeincreaseforcasesanddeathsrespectively,comparedtothepreviousday.
Countriesreportingthehighestnumbersofnewcases(≥1,000)comparedwiththepreviousdayare:theUnitedStatesofAmerica(24,151additionalcases,2%increase),Brazil(16,508additionalcases,5%increase),Peru(4,056additionalcases,4%increase),Chile(3,709additionalcases,6%increase),Mexico(3,329additionalcases,5%increase),Canada(1,189additionalcases,1%increase),andColombia(1,046additionalcases,5%increase).
TheUnitedStatesofAmericaaccountsfor66%ofallcasesand68%ofalldeaths,andBrazilaccountsfor15%ofallcasesand16%ofalldeaths,fortheRegionoftheAmericas.
Combined,thesetwocountriesaccountfor81%ofallcasesand84%ofalldeathscurrentlyreportedintheRegionoftheAmericas.
Countriesreportingthehighestnumbersofnewdeaths(≥100)aretheUnitedStatesofAmerica(1,852additionaldeaths,2%increase),Brazil(965additionaldeaths,5%increase),Mexico(190additionaldeaths,3%increase),Peru(129additionaldeaths,4%increase),andCanada(103additionaldeaths,2%increase).
Countriesreportingarelativeincreaseincasesgreaterthan5%areBonaire,SintEustatius,andSaba(17%)(Seenoteonlastpage),Guatemala(11%),Honduras(8%),Argentina(7%),FrenchGuiana(7%),Haiti(7%),Venezuela(7%),Bolivia(6%),Chile(6%),andCuracao(6%).
Thetotalofcountries/territoriesreportingcommunitytransmissionhasincreasedbytwo,from18to20(37%).
HaitiandNicaragua,previouslyreportingclustersofcasesfortransmissiontype,arenowreportingcommunitytransmission.
Thepooledcrudecase-fatalityestimate(thenumberofreporteddeathsdividedbythereportedcases)intheregionoftheAmericasis6%(mediancountry-specificestimate:4.
0%;IQR:1.
1%-7.
7%).
GlobalUpdatesfromlast24hoursFromWHO'ssummaryconcerningCOVID-19:Global5,263,786341,092215casesdeathscountries/territories/areasPAHO2,395,296cases141,472deaths54Countries/areas/territories109,891newconfirmedcasesfrom141countries/territories/areas5,626newdeathsfrom73countries/territories/areasThe10countriesreportingthehighestnumberofcasesinpast24hours:UnitedStatesofAmerica,Brazil,RussianFederation,Chile,India,Peru,TheUnitedKingdom,Mexico,SaudiArabia,Iran(IslamicRepublicof).
WorldHealthOrganization,UNICEF,GaviandtheSabinVaccineInstitute-COVID-19disruptsroutinevaccinationefforts,leavingatleast80millionchildrenunderoneatriskofdiseasessuchasdiphtheria,measlesandpolio.
Routineimmunizationishinderedinatleast68countriesandmayaffect80millionchildren.
Agenciescallforjointeffortstoremedythedisruptionanddeliverroutineimmunizationsagainstvaccine-preventablediseases.
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ReportednumberofcumulativeCOVID-19casesintheRegionoftheAmericasandcorrespondingincidencerate(per100,000persons)bycountry/territory.
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ReportednumberofcumulativeCOVID-19casesintheCentralAmericansub-regionandcorrespondingincidencerate(per100,000persons)bycountry/territory(sub-nationallevel).
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ReportednumberofcumulativeCOVID-19casesintheCaribbeansub-regionandcorrespondingincidencerate(per100,000persons)bycountry/territory(sub-nationallevel).
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TablenotesonthenextpageTableNotesNOTES:CaseanddeathcountsmayincludebothconfirmedandprobableclassificationsdependingonthereportingMemberState.
RecoveredcountsasindicatedanddefinedbyreportingMemberStates.
Todate,rapiddiagnostictests(RDTs)arenotrecommendedforusebyWHO.
UnitedStatesofAmerica:Caseanddeathcountsincludesbothconfirmedandprobableclassifications,aspublishedontheU.
S.
CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(USCDC)websiteon23May(fordataconfirmedat16:00ESTthepreviousday).
ExcludescountsforGuam,CommonwealthoftheNorthernMarianas,PuertoRico,andtheUnitedStatesVirginIslands.
Source:https://bit.
ly/2WJN2dd.
Recoveredcountsasreportedbystateandterritorialhealthauthorities,availableattheCOVIDTrackingProjecthttps://bit.
ly/2ztbRC6Chile:ConfirmedcasesincludebothsymptomaticandasymptomaticPCR-positivecases,asdefinedbyChileMoH,availableat:https://bit.
ly/2KQ99JwEcuador:AggregatedcasetotalasreportedbytheEcuadorMinistryofPublicHealth(27,800positivebyRT-PCR+8,956byRDTs).
Todate,theseRDTsarenotrecommendedforusebyWHO.
TheEcuadorMinistryofPublicHealthreportsanadditional1,986'probabledeaths'underinvestigationthatarenotincludedinthistable.
Recoveredcountsarethesumoftherecoveredpatients,hospitaldischarges,andepidemiologicaldischargesaspertheEcuadorMinistryofPublicHealth.
Availableat:https://bit.
ly/2RZtqjRMexico:RecoveredcountsasreportedbytheMexicoMoH,asdefinedasallthosepositiveforSARS-CoV-2withasymptomonsetdateofmorethan14days,withnodateofdeath,availableat:https://bit.
ly/3bIOdz0Peru:AggregatedcasetotalasreportedbythePeruMoH(31,347byRT-PCR+84,407byRDTs).
Todate,theseRDTsarenotrecommendedforusebyWHO.
Bonaire,SintEustatius,andSaba:RelativeincreaseincasesaresultofarecentlyconfirmedcaseinSaba.
CaseisfromAprilandpatienthasalreadyrecovered.
Transmissiontyperemainsnocases.
PuertoRico:AggregatedcasetotalasreportedbythePuertoRicoDepartmentofHealth(DoH);1,230werepositivebyRT-PCRand1,959werepositivebyserologicaltests.
Totaldeathsincludeprobabledeaths.
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ly/2VvjksQ