As of 24 June 2022. 15:00 (EST).
161,992,122
Cumulative cases
507,837
Additional cases
Last 24 hours
2,757,825
Cumulative deaths
1,238
Additional deaths
Last 24 hours
Washington D.C., 15 June 2022 - COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the Americas for the eighth week running. Countries in the Region must increase efforts to achieve the target of 70% vaccination coverage by mid-2022. While 16 countries and territories of the region have already vaccinated 70% of eligible populations, and Colombia, Bermuda, and El Salvador are close behind at 65%, 11 others have yet to reach even 40% coverage. Read more
As the specialized health agency for the Americas and the Regional Office of the World Health Organization, PAHO is providing essential leadership, coordination, and assistance to fight the spread of COVID-19, save lives, and protect the most vulnerable population groups -including health workers- in all 51 countries and territories of the Region.
While much progress has been achieved over the past year, the Region of the Americas has stubbornly remained the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. PAHO launched its COVID-19 Response Strategy and Donor Appeal 2021 to sustain and scale-up the response to COVID‑19 pandemic in the Americas, suppress the community transmission of the virus and mitigate the longer-term health impact of the pandemic.
This report documents PAHO’s efforts in the first six months of 2021, period in which the Organization continued responding to emerging needs in the Americas Region to detect, track, treat and slow the spread of COVID-19; acted promptly to facilitate vaccine procurement; and supported countries during each step of the vaccine introduction process.