Africa’s Covid-19 fatality rate now higher than global average, says continent’s disease control chief

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The head of Africa’s disease control agency has warned that the continent’s fatality rate from Covid-19 has risen above the global average, adding that this is a very “worrying” development.

Africa’s Covid-19 case fatality rate has risen to 2.5 percent, while the global average is 2.2 percent, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) head John Nkengasong told reporters on Thursday.

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