Fifty-four (98%) MS are currently providing COVID-19 vaccination to the general population. Cumulatively, 898 million doses have been administered on the continent. Of these doses administered, 440.7 million people have been partially vaccinated, 412.2 million have been fully vaccinated, and 45.1 million have received a booster dose. Eritrea is the only AU MS yet to start COVID-19 vaccination rollout.For Epi week 4 (23 – 29 January 2023), 6,510 new COVID-19 cases were reported, which is a 20% increase in the number of new cases reported compared to the previous week (3). The Southern region accounted for 66% of the new COVID-19 cases reported this week, followed by the Central (17%), Eastern (12%), Northern (4%) and Western (1%) regions. Burundi (11) had the highest number of new daily COVID-19 cases per million population among all MS. Last week, 45 new COVID-19 deaths were reported in Africa, which is 45% increase in new deaths reported compared to the previous week. The Southern region accounted for 58% of the new COVID-19 deaths this week. The remaining deaths were reported from the Northern (38%), Eastern (2%), Western (2%), while no new deaths were reported from the Central region in the past week.More than 100 thousand tests were conducted during the past week, reflecting a 63% increase in the number of tests compared to the previous week. The weekly % test positivity has increased from 5% to 13% compared to the previous week. Since February 2020, over 125.5 million COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Africa.
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