Africa’s Covid-19 death rate moves above global level
Over the past week, cases around the continent decreased by nearly 7% but deaths increased 10%
21 January 2021 - 14:31
Nairobi — Africa’s coronavirus case fatality rate has risen alarmingly to 2.5%, higher than the global level of 2.2%, the head of the continent’s disease control body said on Thursday.
Earlier in the pandemic, Africa’s rate had been below the global average, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) head John Nkengasong said...
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