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Nearly 128,000 die of Covid-19 in Africa

Nairobi, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Yesterday's increase in deaths from Covid-19 brought Africa to the brink of 128,000 deaths, as per a report of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CPCE).

After weeks during which according to the CDC the deaths remained in the order of 200 daily, the number rose almost to the double (453), raising the overall number to 127,937.

The infections, which also according to official records, were also maintaining a straight and even downward line, also showed a slight rise to 10,041 and reached 4,732,254.

The CDC statistics based on the reports of the healthcare systems of the sub-Saharan countries are being questioned by international specialized media, according to which the reports suffer from failures and gaps of various kinds.

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