Seventeen Covid-19 deaths reported in Africa this week, highest in Ivory Coast

This week's Covid-19 statistics in Africa still depict a concerning situation compared to the previous week, due to a continued increase in the number of deaths. This week, two countries recorded an increase in deaths, while one country recorded a smaller number of deaths.

In terms of percentage, the top five countries with the highest increase in deaths are Côte d'Ivoire, Tunisia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Togo. The total deaths in these five countries as of Thursday, October 6, 2022, amounted to 15, with a weekly growth rate above 0 percent.

Côte d'Ivoire recorded the highest increase in Covid-19 deaths in Africa, with weekly growth reaching 100 percent. In this country, Worldometer recorded two deaths, an increase compared to the previous week's single death.

Next is Tunisia, which recorded a 66.67 percent increase in deaths compared to the previous week. The number of deaths in this country was reported as five, an increase of two compared to the previous week's three. Deaths in Kenya decreased by 0%, Zimbabwe recorded four deaths (unchanged from the previous week), and deaths in Togo decreased by 0%.

Looking at the number of reported deaths, the highest number of deaths in the last seven days in Africa occurred in Tunisia with five deaths. Death reports in this country increased by 66.67% compared to the previous week. Following this, the highest number of deaths in Zimbabwe was recorded at four (down 0%), Kenya recorded three deaths (down 0%), Côte d'Ivoire recorded two deaths (up 100%), and Togo recorded one death (unchanged from the previous week).

Total deaths in Africa over the last seven days were recorded at 17. This accounts for 0.23 percent of global deaths caused by the Covid-19 virus, totaling 7,546. The number of deaths in Africa increased compared to the previous seven-day accumulation of 16 deaths.