The World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted a 94 per cent decrease in COVID-19 deaths in Africa compared to 2021. However, a variant that is 200 per cent more lethal, would cause an increase in deaths to more than 70,000. The study’s findings infer that only one in 71 COVID-19 cases in Africa have been recorded and projects 166.2 million infections in 2022 compared with the estimated 227.5 million that occurred in 2021. The analysis estimates that COVID-19 was the seventh major cause of death in Africa in 2021, just below malaria. “Now is the time to refine our response and identify populations most at-risk of COVID-19,” the WHO official said.

Source: The Guardian June 02, 2022 18:10 UTC