New COVID-19 variants fuelling Africa’s second wave

The 501Y.V2 variant, first identified in South Africa, is predominant and powering record case numbers in South Africa and the sub-region

COVID-19 cases and deaths are surging in Africa as new, more contagious variants of the virus spread to additional countries. Over 175 000 new COVID-19 cases and more than 6200 deaths were reported in Africa in the last week while infections rose by 50% on the continent between 29 December…

Coronavirus - South Africa: COVID-19 update (27 January 2021)

Tests conducted: 8,107,833 Positive cases identified: 1,430,648 Total recoveries: 1,263,476 Total deaths: 42,550 New cases: 7,070

Video News Release: WHO Africa Online Press Briefing on COVID-19 in Africa

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Coronavirus - Eswatini: COVID-19 update (27 January 2021)

Health Minister Lizzie Nkosi announces five new COVID-19 deaths in Eswatini, taking total deaths to 522. "May their souls rest in peace." New cases: 221 Total cases: 15,051 Active cases: 4,608 New recoveries: 158 Total recoveries: 9,700 New deaths: 5 Total deaths: 522

Coronavirus - Malawi: COVID-19 update (27 January 2021)

New cases: 830 Total active cases: 13,646 Lost to follow-up: 134 Total number of tests conducted: 135,066 (2,503 new) Total confirmed cases: 21,660 Total recovered: 7,249 (244 new) Outcome under investigation: 76 Total deaths: 555 (15 new)

Coronavirus - Rwanda: COVID-19 update (27 January 2021)

Total cases: 14,166 (+281) Recovered: 9,042 (+181) | 63.8% Active cases: 4,941 Tests: 853,238 (+4,156) Deaths: 183 (+2) | 1.3% Test positivity rate: 6.8%

Coronavirus - Nigeria: COVID-19 update (27 January 2021)

1,861 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria; Lagos-773 FCT-285 Oyo-138 Rivers-111 Plateau-92 Nasarawa-83 Kaduna-59 Enugu-57 Imo-57 Edo-43 Kano-27 Kwara-20 Ebonyi-19 Abia-17 Ogun-12 Osun-12 Katsina-8 Bayelsa-6 Bauchi-5 Delta-5 Borno-4 Jigawa-4 Zamfara-1

Coronavirus - Gambia: COVID-19 update (27 January 2021)

Active cases: 108 New cases: 7 New tests: 283 Total confirmed: 4,019 Recovered: 3,780 (+27) Deaths: 128 (+0)

Coronavirus: UK in Cameroon COVID-19 Relief Caravan

The British High Commission Yaounde leads the British Business Community in Cameroon to reach out to vulnerable communities with COVID-19 preventive equipment

In solidarity with the Government of Cameroon’s efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the British High Commission in Yaounde led the British Business Community in Cameroon on a distribution campaign dubbed, “UK in Cameroon COVID-19 Relief Caravan”. The purpose was to handover personal protective equipment (PPE), to…

Coronavirus - Gambia: COVID-19 update (26 January 2021)

Active cases: 128 New cases: 4 New tests: 122 Total confirmed: 4,012 Recovered: 3,753 (+26) Deaths: 128 (+0)