Covid-19 cases and deaths are rising fast in Africa as the continent battles a third wave of infections.
The number of deaths recorded for the past week has risen by more than 40% compared with the previous week, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
New and faster spreading variants such as the highly transmissible Delta variant are appearing in more and more countries.
Less than 2% of the continent has been fully vaccinated.
Where are cases and deaths rising?
New cases have been increasing for eight weeks running and rose by 13% over the past week compared with the previous week, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The countries reporting the highest number of deaths over the week include Namibia, South Africa, Tunisia, Uganda and Zambia.