EYECARE: Coronavirus BRIEFING: The Latest COVID-19 Data COVID Americas Cases Up, North American Cases Up for 5th Week, PAHO Says By Staff Thursday, May 5, 2022 8:02 AM COVID-19 cases in the Americas increased by 12.7 percent last week from the prior week, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday, as infections continued to rise in Central and North America.The Americas reported more than 616,000 new cases last week, while the death toll was down by less than 1 percent in the same comparison to 4,200, the organization said.PAHO's director, Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, called for stronger measures to tackle the pandemic as cases and hospitalizations rise. Head over to Medscape to read the full story.