The African Covid-19 Critical Care Outcomes Study, co-led by various researchers including from the University of Cape Town, is based on data from 64 hospitals in 10 countries. The African Covid-19 Critical Care Outcomes Study, co-led by various researchers including from the University of Cape Town, is based on data from 64 hospitals in 10 countries. The high death risk was found in only those with critical illness, overall, the numbers of Covid cases and deaths from the infectious disease are lower in Africa than other countries, the study noted. The comorbidities of HIV/AIDS, diabetes, chronic liver disease, and kidney disease, and severity of organ dysfunction at admission, delayed access to high-care units and intensive care units were the drivers of high mortality. Further, the high virulence of Coronavirus and its variants may also have played a role in increasing mortality rates in Africa.

Source: Libya Today May 21, 2021 09:11 UTC