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The country’s health ministry reported 5,624 new infections as concerns persist about its ability to cope with pandemic
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The World Health Organization said the daily Covid death count in Tunisia is now the highest in Africa and in the Arab world
Tunisia has been hit by a surge in the Covid infection as more than 300 people have died in the last 24 hours, in one of the heaviest count of daily deaths to hit the North African country since the beginning of the pandemic last year.
The ministry also reported 5,624 new cases, increasing concerns about the country’s ability to fight the pandemic, with intensive care units in hospitals completely full and a lack of oxygen supplies. The vaccination campaign is moving slowly.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the daily COVID-19 death tally in Tunisia is now the highest in Africa and in the Arab world.
The total number of cases since the start of the pandemic has reached about 560,000, with more than 18,300 deaths, out of a total population of 11.6 million.
This month several European and Arab countries have sent medical aid and more than three million doses of vaccine to help Tunisia tackle the rapid spread of the coronavirus.