Africa's Covid-19 caseload at historic high amid third wave, WHO says
Covid-19 infections have been on an upward trajectory in Africa in the last five weeks since the onset of the third wave on May 3, says Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa. PHOTO | EBRAHIM HAMID | AFP
Statistics from Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) indicate the continent had 5,288,323 Covid-19 cases and 139,226 fatalities as of Thursday.