WHO regional director warns that the Americas remain 'under the grip' of coronavirus - CNBC

The Pan American Health Organization's top health official warned Tuesday that the region's expanding number of coronavirus cases show the Americas remain "under the grip of Covid-19.".

The Americas have been reporting more than 100,000 new cases of Covid-19 daily with the U.S.

surpassed 5 million cases of reported coronavirus cases on Sunday, the worst outbreak in the world with roughly a quarter of the world's 20 million cases.

Brazil has the second-most number of cases, reporting more than 3 million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University data. .

The PAHO has reported more than 200,000 confirmed and probable cases of Covid-19 in adolescence, 10,000 hospitalizations and more than 200 deaths as of July, she said.