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The Americas surpass one million deaths from COVID-19
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WASHINGTON, D.C. “Today marks another tragic milestone in our region: over one million people in the Americas have now died from complications of COVID-19. We’ve lost more people to this virus than the entire population of many cities,” said Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne.
Speaking at a press briefing, said Etienne, “The weight of this loss is incalculable,” noting that over 44 million people in the Americas have now been infected with COVID-19, including more than two million in the last week.
“One million people with hopes, dreams and a future cut short. One million mourning families – many unable to say goodbye – who will feel their absence forever. The scars and the lessons of this pandemic will stay with us,” said Etienne.