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COVID-19 deaths in the African region are expected to decline by almost 94% in 2022, compared with 2021 which was the pandemic’s most lethal year, a new modelling by WHO finds, although the emergence of new, more deadly variants could halt the decline.

A woman receives a dose of a coronavirus disease vaccine, as South Africa rolls out the coronavirus disease vaccination to the elderly at the Munsieville Care for the Aged Centre outside Johannesburg, South Africa May 17, 2021.A woman receives a dose of a coronavirus disease vaccine, as South Africa rolls out the coronavirus disease vaccination to the elderly at the Munsieville Care for the Aged Centre outside Johannesburg, South Africa May 17, 2021.

“The new analysis anticipates a decline of almost 94% in that number for the region by the end of 2022. While the advances in reducing death rates is a huge achievement, and testament to the unwavering efforts of countries and partners, that number is still unacceptably high,” said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, at an online press conference on Thursday.

 

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