Severe Covid Is More Often Fatal in Africa Than in Other Regions (The New York Times)

Inadequate treatment for critically ill patients contributed to higher death rates in Africa, compared to other parts of the world, a study found.

By Denise Grady
May 20, 2021

Treating a Covid patient in Mekele, Ethiopia, in September.
Credit…Eduardo Soteras/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

People in Africa who become critically ill from Covid-19 are more likely to die than patients in other parts of the world, according to a report published on Thursday in the medical journal The Lancet.

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