Mena Covid growth rate continues to slow – MEED

Mena Covid growth rate continues to slow – MEED

Several regional countries are recording new weekly cases at a slower rate as vaccine roll-outs pick up pace

The number of Covid-19 cases in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region crossed 14,506,892 on 25 October, according to Worldometers data collated by MEED.

Countries in the GCC account for 17 per cent (2,519,315) of all regional cases, while Iran’s 5,860,844 infections make up 41 per cent of the 14.5-million tally.