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Africa Surpasses 10 Million Covid Cases With Only 10% Vaccinated
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January 13, 2022
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1:35Now PlayingThe African continent has exceeded 10 million confirmed COVID-19 cases as the world enters third year of the pandemic, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday.
Speaking via a virtual panel, Dr Abdou Salam Gueye, the WHO's Regional Emergency Director, "more than 230,000 people have sadly died" in Africa so far.
He said that death rates rose by 64% during the past week "mainly due to infection among people at high risk" but fatalities and hospitalisations remain low compared to previous virus waves in the continent.
The international health bodies are urging governments and citizens not to relent on vaccinations and preventive measures as various countries come down from waves of increased infections from the omicron variant.
was a "pivotal measure" against the virus and although "50% of the world's population is now fully vaccinated. In Africa this is just 10%."
The continent has received more than 660 million doses of vaccines, with only about 340 million doses administered so far.
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