Despite an overall drop in global COVID-19 cases, some countries continue to battle new surges, including in Africa, Russia, the Americas, and parts of Asia.Battling rising cases in AfricaCases in Africa are up for the fifth week a row, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said today in its weekly outbreaks and health emergencies report.
Overall, the region's cases increased 36.3% over the previous week.South Africa reported more than half of last week's cases, and other hot spots include Zambia, Uganda, Namibia, and Kenya.
Twenty countries reported rises in cases, with increases of 50% or more in 10 of them.In a related development, Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi today announced new