Africa Records 78 COVID-19 Deaths in a Week, Highest in Algeria

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, one country recorded an increase in deaths, while 17 others recorded fewer deaths than the previous week.

In terms of percentage, the top five countries with the highest increase in deaths are Algeria, Ghana, Madagascar, Morocco, and Tunisia. The total number of deaths in these five countries for the week of August 7, 2022, was 61, with a weekly growth rate of over -14.29 percent.

Algeria ranks first, with a 100 percent increase in weekly deaths. Worldometer recorded two deaths in the country, an increase from the previous week's single death.

Ghana follows in second place. Compared to the previous week, deaths in the country grew by 0 percent. One death was reported, the same as the previous week.

Among the top five, deaths in Madagascar decreased by 0%, deaths in Morocco decreased by 8.7%, and deaths in Tunisia decreased by 14.29%.

Looking at the number of reported deaths, the highest number of deaths in the last seven days in Africa occurred in Tunisia, with 36 deaths. This represents a 14.29% decrease compared to the previous week. Following Tunisia, Morocco recorded 21 deaths (down 8.7%), Malawi recorded 5 deaths (down 37.5%), Zimbabwe recorded 4 deaths (down 20%), and Algeria recorded 2 deaths (up 100%).

A total of 78 deaths were recorded in Africa during the last seven days. This accounts for 0.53 percent of global Covid-19 deaths, totaling 14,783. The number of deaths in Africa decreased compared to the previous seven-day accumulation of 151 deaths.