There are also the unreported deaths and the millions of excess deaths caused by disruptions to essential health services, he said. Just one month ago, he explained that Africa was reporting its lowest number of cases in 18 months. "Last week, it reported the fourth-highest number of cases in a single week so far. The WHO chief also noted that people who have been vaccinated or recovered from Covid-19 are more likely to become infected or reinfected from the Omicron variant. As of December 20, there have been 273,900,334 confirmed cases of Covid-19, including 5,351,812 deaths, reported to the WHO.

Source: Manila Times December 21, 2021 22:13 UTC