COVID-19: Africa records 43% increase in deaths - WHO

COVID-19: Africa records 43% increase in deaths – WHO

WHO noted that the Delta variant has been detected in 21 African countries

Africa has recorded a 43 percent week-on-week rise in COVID-19 deaths, as hospital admissions increase rapidly and countries face shortages in oxygen and intensive care beds, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. The health agency noted that this COVID-19 surge is the fastest the

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