Six Covid-19 deaths reported in Africa this week, highest in Madagascar

This week's COVID-19 statistics in Africa show that most countries have recorded a decrease in the number of deaths, a reversal from the previous period where death tolls continued to rise. This week, 0 countries recorded an increase in deaths, and five other countries recorded deaths, but in smaller numbers.

In terms of percentage, the top five countries with the highest increase in deaths are Madagascar, Tunisia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Sudan. The total deaths in these five countries as of Saturday, December 31, 2022, were six, with weekly growth above -100 percent.

Madagascar recorded the highest increase in COVID-19 deaths in Africa, with weekly growth reaching 0 percent. In this country, Worldometer recorded one death, an increase compared to the previous week, which reported only one death.

Following Madagascar is Tunisia, with weekly death growth reaching -28.57 percent. The number of deaths in this country was reported as five, while the previous week recorded seven deaths.

The other three countries in the top five are Kenya with 0 deaths (down 100%), Zimbabwe with 0 deaths (down 100%), and Sudan with 0 deaths (down 100%).

Looking at the number of death reports, the highest number of deaths in the last seven days in Africa occurred in Tunisia with five deaths. Death reports in this country decreased by 28.57% compared to the previous week. Following Tunisia, the highest number of deaths were reported in Madagascar with one death (unchanged from the previous week), Kenya with 0 deaths (down 100%), Zimbabwe with 0 deaths (down 100%), and Sudan with 0 deaths (down 100%).

Total deaths in Africa during the last seven days were recorded as six. This accounts for 0.06 percent of global deaths caused by the COVID-19 virus, totaling 10,403 deaths. The number of deaths in Africa decreased compared to the previous seven-day accumulation, which totaled 37 deaths.