4. 尽管第一波疫情在非洲的蔓延速度比世界其他地区慢，但到了 2020 年 12 月，第二波疫情似乎更加来势汹汹。在非洲第一波疫情高峰期，也就是 2020 年 7 月，日均新增病例为 18 273 例。第三波疫情始于 2021 年 5 月，截至 6 月，非洲已录得约474 000 例新增病例。截至 2021 年 6 月，非洲国家共报告 5 442 372 例 COVID-19病例，死亡 141 698 例，占全球报告病例总数的 3%。根据非洲开发银行(非行)预计，2021 年可能有大约 3 900 万非洲人陷入极端贫困。
4. Although the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic progressed more slowly in Africa than in the rest of the world, by December 2020, the second wave appeared to be more aggressive. At the peak of the first wave in Africa, in July 2020, the mean daily number of new cases was 18, 273. The third wave started in May 2021, and by June, about 474,000 new cases had been recorded in Africa. As of June 2021, African countries had reported 5,442,372 COVID-19 cases and 141,698 deaths, accounting for 3 per cent of all cases reported globally. According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), about 39 million Africans could fall into extreme poverty in 2021.