Africa Records 2,183 Covid-19 Deaths in a Week, Highest in Tanzania

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. This week, 14 countries still recorded an increase in deaths, while 23 others reported deaths but in smaller numbers.

Percentage-wise, the top five countries with the highest increase in deaths are the United Republic of Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Morocco, and Senegal. The total deaths in these five countries as of Tuesday, January 25, 2022, amounted to 224, with a weekly growth exceeding 70 percent.

The United Republic of Tanzania ranks first, with a 160 percent weekly increase in deaths. Worldometer recorded 13 deaths in this country, an increase compared to the five deaths reported the previous week.

Next is Burkina Faso, which recorded a 133.33 percent increase in deaths compared to the previous week. The country reported 14 more deaths than the six recorded the previous week. Ghana reported 24 deaths (up 118.18%), Morocco saw a 97.47% increase in deaths, and Senegal reported 17 deaths (up 70%).

Looking at the number of reported deaths, the highest number of deaths in the last seven days in Africa occurred in South Africa, with 753 deaths. Death reports in this country decreased by 18.24% compared to the previous week. Following South Africa, Egypt recorded 220 deaths (up 19.57%), Morocco 156 deaths (up 97.47%), Tunisia 120 deaths (up 12.15%), and Ethiopia 97 deaths (down 19.17%).

The total number of deaths in Africa over the past seven days was 2,183. This accounts for 4.06 percent of global COVID-19 deaths, which totaled 53,785. The number of deaths in Africa decreased compared to the previous seven-day accumulation of 2,294 deaths.