Coronavirus-linked deaths in Africa surged by 43 percent in the space of a week, driven by a lack of intensive-care beds and oxygen, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, as the new Delta variant surged on the continent. Fatalities associated with COVID in the WHO’s Africa region, which includes North Africa, rose to 6,273 in the week of July 5-11, compared with 4,384 in the previous week. #Africa has recorded a 43% week-on-week rise in #COVID19 deaths. The meeting was called to discuss World Bank aid for African countries over the next three years. In May, the international community promised at a meeting in Paris to help Africa fight the pandemic, but did not give a figure in monetary terms.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 15, 2021 19:18 UTC