COVID-19 deaths in Africa reach 217 in one week, highest in Morocco

This week's COVID-19 statistics in Africa show a decline in deaths in most countries, a reversal from the previous trend of continuous increases. Five countries reported an increase in deaths this week, while seven others reported fewer deaths than the previous week.

In terms of percentage increase, the top five countries with the highest increase in deaths were Morocco, Tunisia, Botswana, South Africa, and Zambia. A total of 175 deaths were recorded in these five countries as of Tuesday, June 28, 2022, representing a weekly growth of over 12.5 percent.

Morocco had the highest weekly increase in deaths, at 180 percent. Worldometer recorded 14 deaths in the country, up from 5 the previous week.

Tunisia followed with a weekly increase in deaths of 114.29 percent. Yesterday's daily death toll in the country was 15. Deaths in Botswana increased by 25%, South Africa recorded 127 deaths (a 14.41% increase), and Zambia saw a 12.5% increase in deaths.

Looking at the number of reported deaths, South Africa had the highest number of deaths in the past seven days in Africa, with 127 deaths—a 14.41% increase compared to the previous week. Following South Africa, Tunisia reported 15 deaths (up 114.29%), Zimbabwe reported 15 deaths (unchanged from the previous week), Morocco reported 14 deaths (up 180%), and Botswana reported 10 deaths (up 25%).

A total of 217 deaths were recorded in Africa over the past seven days. This accounts for 2.53 percent of global COVID-19 deaths, which totaled 8,584. The number of deaths in Africa is up from the previous seven-day total of 196.