ADDIS ABABA (SONNA)-The omicron variant of the coronavirus has spread to seven more countries on the African continent, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
During a weekly press briefing, Africa CDC director John Nkengasong said: \u201cSeven more countries \u2013 Uganda, Zambia, Senegal, Tunisia, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zimbabwe \u2013 have reported the new variant over the past one week.\u201d<\/p>\n
The omicron variant has now spread to 11 countries in Africa, he said, adding last week it was only confirmed in South Africa, Botswana, Ghana, and Nigeria.<\/p>\n
According to Nkengasong, a Cameroonian virologist, Africa has so far recorded 8.7 million COVID-19 cases and 24,000 deaths.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe case fatality rate is still around 2.5%, which is very stable,\u201d he said, adding there were a few exceptions as countries like Somalia, Sudan, and Egypt reported a case fatality rate of 5%.<\/p>\n
He said 12 countries, including South Africa, have seen a fourth wave of the COVID-19 virus, while Mauritius was experiencing the 5th wave.<\/p>\n
Between Nov. 29 and Dec. 5, a whopping 98,000 new cases have been reported on the continent, accounting for an average increase of 88% from the previous week, Nkengasong said, and added that 79% of the new cases came from Southern Africa, 14% from North Africa, 3% from East Africa and 2% each from Central and West Africa.<\/p>\n
The continent has so far procured 245.2 million doses of vaccines, of which 131.9 million (56.77%) have been administered.<\/p>\n
According to the Africa CDC website, 10.95% of Africans were partially vaccinated, while 7.35% were fully vaccinated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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