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The pandemic’s spread across Africa is being tempered by a young population, for now

The pandemic’s spread across Africa is being tempered by a young population, for now

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Africa has seen lower numbers of cases and death compared with other continents, on a “per million” basis. As of July 8, there were 524,000 cases, 12,229 deaths and 225,000 recoveries from Covid-19 on the continent, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control. Reuters analysis on July 7 showed just over 4,200 tests per 1 million across Africa, compared to averages of 7,650 in Asia and 74,255 in Europe.