• Nigeria records 747 highest daily infection in six months
• With more than 172,000 deaths, continent accounts for over 4% of 4.2m COVID-19 related deaths
New data from the World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday, showed that weekly COVID-19 deaths in Africa reached a record peak in the week that ended on August 1, marking the highest seven-day toll since the onset of the pandemic in the continent.
The data released during a virtual press conference facilitated by APO Group, showed over 6,400 deaths were recorded, a two per cent rise compared with the previous week, with South Africa and Tunisia accounting for over 55 per cent of the fatalities.
Death trends are on the rise in 15 countries, and 12 have reported higher case fatality rates than the African average of 2.5 per cent over the last month.
With more than 172,000 deaths, Africa accounts for over four per cent of the 4.2 million COVID-19-related…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
