COVID-19 deaths in Africa this week: 159, highest in Mauritius

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, six countries still recorded an increase in deaths, while 12 others recorded fewer deaths than the previous week.

In terms of percentage increase, the top five countries with the highest increase in deaths are Mauritius, Togo, Botswana, Malawi, and South Africa. The total number of deaths in these five countries for the week ending July 31, 2022, was 62, representing a weekly growth of over 56 percent.

Mauritius recorded the highest increase in COVID-19 deaths in Africa, with weekly growth reaching 300 percent. Worldometer recorded four deaths in the country, an increase from the one death reported the previous week.

Togo follows with a weekly growth in deaths reaching 200 percent. Three deaths were reported, compared to one the previous week.

Rounding out the top five, Botswana saw a 133.33% increase in deaths, Malawi a 125% increase, and South Africa a 56% increase.

Looking at the number of reported deaths, the highest number of deaths in the last seven days in Africa occurred in Tunisia, with 56 deaths. This represents a 9.8% increase compared to the previous week. Following Tunisia, South Africa recorded 39 deaths (up 56%), Morocco 24 deaths (down 27.27%), Malawi 9 deaths (up 125%), and Botswana 7 deaths (up 133.33%).

A total of 159 deaths were recorded across Africa during the last seven days. This accounts for 1.11 percent of global COVID-19 deaths, totaling 14,384. The number of deaths in Africa is down compared to the previous seven-day period, which recorded 160 deaths.