Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) Coronavirus deaths in Africa rose rapidly over the past month, as fatalities surged by 80 percent within the last four weeks, the World Health Organization has said. Ghebreyesus said the Delta variant — so far "detected in at least 132 countries" — has also spiked Covid-19 infections globally by 80 percent within the past four weeks. Atuhebwe said at least 15 African countries are currently recording an upward trend in weekly deaths associated with COVID-19. The country has recorded more than 2 million Covid cases and 72,000 deaths — the highest in Africa. "Around 3.5 million to 4 million doses are administered weekly on the continent, but to meet the September target this must rise to 21 million doses at the very least each week," he said.

Source: CNN August 03, 2021 11:47 UTC