Tag: COVID-19 in Africa

Africa suffers worst COVID-19 pandemic week ever

Aoko Benjamin

More than 251 000 new COVID-19 cases were recorded on the continent, amounting to a 20% increase over the previous week and a 12% jump from the January peak   Africa marked its worst pandemic week ever, surpassing the second wave peak during the seven days ending on 4 July 2021. Yet, as the COVID-19 cases climb sharply, there are signs of progress on vaccine deliveries to the continent. Platforms Africa reports that COVID-19 cases have risen for seven consecutive weeks since the onset of the third wave on 3…

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Why COVID-19 Couldn’t Kill more Africans – WHO + Death, Infections’ STATISTICS

Precious Ibekwe

  More than 80 per cent of Africans who were infected with the virus were asymptomatic, the United States, with slightly more than a quarter of Africa’s population, has recorded 7.1 million cases and more than 206,000 deaths – WHO   Africans may be twice as likely to experience COVID-19 without any illness, compared with people in the rest of the world, according to preliminary analysis by the African branch of the World Health Organization. The results from several blood-sample studies in Africa could help to explain the low death…

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