West African Health Organisation (WAHO) says Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal and Guinea recorded 84,118 cases out of the 96,936 cases in the region.
Nigeria and four other countries have been identified as responsible for over 80 per cent of the COVID-19 cases in West Africa, the West African Health Organisation said.Parliament during the Second Extra Ordinary Session which is holding via video conference, WAHO, however said that the case fatality rate in the region is under control.
Mr Okolo said “five countries contributed almost 80 per cent of the COVID-19 cases in the region, namely: Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal and Guinea.“In our region, it is still relatively low at about 1.6 per cent, but that of course hides the fact that it is a rise from about 0.5 per cent to some countries that are at about 6 per cent,” he said.
He said that the case fatality rate for the region was currently at a median of about 2.16 per cent and an average of 1.6 per cent. He re-echoed the disclaimer about the peculiarity or not of COVID-19 among certain age groups, sexes or class.
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