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Friday, 23 July 2021, 3:27 pm
Although new COVID-19 cases in Africa have slowed
following an eight-week surge, this “small step forward”
could be short-lived, the Regional Office of the World
Health Organization (WHO) said on
Thursday.
Cases on the continent fell by 1.7 per cent
this week to nearly 282,000, largely due to a sharp decline
in South Africa, home to the bulk of reported
infections.
However, removing the country from the
data would show an 18 per cent increase, or more than
182,000 cases: what the UN agency called a uniquely steep
and unbroken nine-week surge.
At peak
risk
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