COVID-19 deaths in the US reach 3,015 in a week, highest in Mexico.

This week's COVID-19 statistics in the Americas show that most countries have recorded a decrease in the number of deaths, a reversal from the previous period where death tolls continued to rise. This week, three countries recorded an increase in deaths, while five others recorded fewer deaths than the previous week.

In terms of percentage, the top five countries with the highest increase in deaths are Mexico, Guatemala, the United States, Trinidad and Tobago, and Chile. The total number of deaths in these five countries for the week ending January 8, 2023, was 1,916, with a weekly growth rate above -1.25 percent.

Mexico recorded the highest increase in COVID-19 deaths in the Americas, with weekly growth reaching 90.7 percent. In this country, Worldometer recorded 164 deaths, a 53.27 percent increase compared to the previous day.

Guatemala followed with a weekly growth in deaths of 77.78 percent. The number of deaths in this country was reported as 16. Daily statistics show a 60% increase in deaths compared to the previous day, which was 10 deaths.

Next, deaths in the United States increased by 24.37%, Trinidad and Tobago recorded six deaths (unchanged from the previous period), and Chile recorded 158 deaths (down 1.25%).

Looking at the number of reported deaths, the highest number of deaths in the Americas over the past seven days occurred in the United States, with 1,572 deaths. Death reports in this country increased by 24.37% compared to the previous week. Following this, Brazil reported the second highest number of deaths with 959 (down 9.1%), Mexico with 164 deaths (up 90.7%), Chile with 158 deaths (down 1.25%), and Peru with 124 deaths (down 35.75%).

The total number of deaths in the Americas over the past seven days was 3,015. This accounts for 33.25 percent of global deaths caused by the COVID-19 virus, totaling 9,068. The number of deaths in the Americas increased compared to the previous seven-day accumulation of 2,796 deaths.