In general, the covid-19 leaves 102,287,397 infected people and 2,404,354 deaths on the continent until Monday, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
In addition, data from the German Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID) indicate that there is already a presence of omicron in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela.
Also, positives have been detected in French Guiana, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Martinique, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
BACK TO THE CLOSURES DUE TO COVID-19
The United States, the country most affected by the virus in the world, has seen its intention to return to normalcy spoiled at the beginning of the year.
Only in the economic capital of the country, New York, there are record levels of infections (85,000 last Saturday) and a clear increase in hospitalizations (9,500 this Monday), above the “winter peak” of 2021.