By Joseph Bankole Thompson MD, PHD
Sierra Leone recorded 0.32% and 0.65% increase in COVID-19 total infections and total recoveries respectively in 96 hours, from Thursday (10:00 am) to Monday (06:00 pm).
In comparison, Sierra Leone’s percentage increase in total infections was lower compared to Cape Verde (5.12%), Ivory Coast (0.37%), Guinea (0.82%), Mali (0.98%), Niger (0.52%), Senegal (0.53%), Togo (0.87%), the Manor River Union or MRU (0.49%), the Economic Community of West African States or ECOWAS (0.52%), Africa (0.87%), Europe (1.04%), North America (0.69%), South America (1.91%), Asia (5.29%) and the world (2.18%). However, percentage increase in total infections was lower in Burkina Faso (0.29%), Gambia (0.27%), Ghana (0.10%), Guinea-Bissau (0.13%) and Nigeria (0.11%) compared to Sierra Leone. Benin and Liberia recorded zero increase in total infections.
Cape Verde (4.69%) recorded the highest percentage increase in total deaths compared to Gambia (0.57%), Guinea (1.39%), Mali (2.52%), Senegal (0.36%), Togo (0.82%), MRU (0.34%), ECOWAS (0.50%), Africa (0.97%), Europe (0.94%), North America (0.53%), South America (2.36%), Asia (4.13%) and the world (1.64%). Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria and Sierra Leone recorded zero increase in total deaths over the period.
Moreover, Sierra Leone’s percentage increase in total recoveries was lower compared to Burkina Faso (0.52%), Cape Verde (4.71%), Gambia (1.69%), Guinea (0.97%), Guinea-Bissau (1.84%), Mali (4.49%), Togo (2.92%), ECOWAS (0.66%), Africa (1.11%), Europe (1.69%), North America (0.99%), South America (1.84%), Asia (5.52%) and world (2.53%). Percentage increase in recoveries was lower in Ivory Coast (0.25%), Ghana (0.11%), Niger (0.21%), Nigeria (0.22%), Senegal (0.52%) and MRU (0.46%), compared to Sierra Leone. Benin and Liberia recorded zero increase in total recoveries.
Dr. Joseph Bankole Thompson is the global strategist of Sanusi Research & Consulting
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