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Africa Faces A 3rd Wave Of COVID-19 Driven By The Delta Variant


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For the seventh week in a row, COVID-19 cases have been rising across Africa at an explosive rate. NPR s Nurith Aizenman reports on what s driving this wave.
NURITH AIZENMAN, BYLINE: Every week, the World Health Organization s director for Africa Dr. Matshidiso Moeti has been giving an update on the coronavirus impact on the continent. These press conferences are often grim, but this week it reached a whole new level.
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MATHIDISO MOETI: Africa has just marked its worst pandemic week ever. There were more than 251,000 cases.
AIZENMAN: That s a 20% jump over last week, and it s way above what had been Africa s record peak last January. What s more, says Moeti, with this wave. ....

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Africa's COVID-19 surge tops second wave peak as vaccine deliveries pick up


A nurse receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Kampala. Uganda last month started the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination in the country (PHOTO /UNICEF)
KAMPALA Africa marked its worst pandemic week ever, surpassing the second wave peak during the seven days ending on 4 July 2021. Yet, as the COVID-19 cases climb sharply, there are signs of progress on vaccine deliveries to the continent.
COVID-19 cases have risen for seven consecutive weeks since the onset of the third wave on 3 May 2021. During the week ending 4 July, more than 251 000 new COVID-19 cases were recorded on the continent, amounting to a 20% increase over the previous week and a 12% jump from the January peak. ....

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COVID-19: Lambda variant not detected on the continent yet – expert


COVID-19: Lambda variant not detected on the continent yet – expert
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A health care worker prepares to vaccinate a patient using the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 in Hammanskraal, South Africa, Tuesday, July 6, 2021. New vaccination centres are being opened as South Africa s resurgence of COVID-19 is setting record numbers of new daily cases driven by the delta variant that was first found in India. (AP Photo/Alet Pretorius)
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