Africa marked its worst Covid-19 pandemic week since its onset a year ago, surpassing the second wave peak at the beginning of this year. World Health Organisation Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti said that the past week has seen a 43 percent jump in mortality, 5,197 new deaths recorded.
Dr Moeti said during the WHO-Africa weekly Covid-19 briefing on Thursday that there had been “more than 20 percent increase from the previous week, and a 12 percent jump over the January (second wave) peak.”
