WHO director for Americas says 226,000 have died of Covid-19 in region | Malay Mail

BRASILIA, June 25 — Nearly half of all Covid-19 cases globally can be found in the Americas and the numbers continue to climb, the World Health Organisation's regional director for the Americas, Carissa Etienne, said yesterday. As of June 23, there have been more than 4.5 million Covid-19 cases...

Thursday, 25 Jun 2020 06:57 AM MYT

As of June 23, there have been more than 4.5 million Covid-19 cases and 226,000 deaths reported in the Americas, she said in a virtual briefing from Washington. Etienne said the Caribbean was faring better but with hot spots flaring on the border of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, as well as in an area encompassing Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.

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