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A record number of new coronavirus infections have been recorded in Africa over the past week. Between Monday and Sunday, more than 36,000 new infections were detected daily on the continent, according to an AFP count based on government data. South Africa, where the delta variant of the coronavirus is currently spreading rapidly, has been the hardest hit.
On average, 36,141 new CoV cases were detected per day in Africa last week. This significantly exceeded the previous high of 32,609 new daily infections recorded in January. In the meantime, the incidence of infection had weakened significantly throughout Africa. As recently as mid-May, only 8,000 new infections were detected daily across the continent.
Vaccine shortage complicates pandemic response
The number of deaths from Covid-19 in Africa is also on the rise again: An average of 748 people per day died from CoV infection last week – a 43 percent increase from the previous week.
The fight against the pandemic is being hampered in Africa by a shortage of CoV vaccines: according to AFP, on average only about 3.7 doses of vaccine have been administered per 100 inhabitants so far. In the U.S. and Canada, this figure is over 100, and in Europe, 68.3.
— surce: ORF.at/agencies/picture: pixabay.com
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