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Delta wreaks havoc across Africa Reading Time: 4min read Namibia has become the latest country to confirm the presence the delta variant of COVID-19, as the World Health Organisation this week called for urgent unified action to combat the deadlier strain. WHO says over the past six weeks, COVID-19 cases in Africa have been rising by 25 percent every week, and the continent has recorded more than 5.4 million infections and over 141,000 deaths. The death rate over that period has risen by 15 percent. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE Across the continent, cases rose by almost 200 percent between June and July. According to NGO One Campaign, “Hospitalisations increased by 40 percent across the continent in the week to 20 June, and by a further 42 percent the week after, stretching healthcare services to breaking point.” 

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