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Africa reaches 100,000 known COVID-19 deaths as danger grows
FILE - In this June 3, 2020, file photo, children run down a street past an informational mural warning people about the dangers of coronavirus in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

FILE - In this June 3, 2020, file photo, children run down a street past an informational mural warning people about the dangers of coronavirus in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

Feb. 19, 2021 02:50 AM EST
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FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2021, file photo, a health worker disinfects family members during a burial of a person who died from COVID-19, in Harare, Zimbabwe. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2021, file photo, a health worker disinfects family members during a burial of a person who died from COVID-19, in Harare, Zimbabwe. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)

Feb. 19, 2021 02:45 AM EST
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FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2020, file photo, recently filled graves are seen in the Olifantsveil Cemetery outside Johannesburg, South Africa. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2020, file photo, recently filled graves are seen in the Olifantsveil Cemetery outside Johannesburg, South Africa. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Feb. 19, 2021 02:48 AM EST
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FILE - In this April 16, 2020, file photo, relatives grieve Benedict Somi Vilakasi, a Soweto coffee shop manager who died of COVID-19, at his burial ceremony at the Nasrec Memorial Park outside Johannesburg, South Africa. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

FILE - In this April 16, 2020, file photo, relatives grieve Benedict Somi Vilakasi, a Soweto coffee shop manager who died of COVID-19, at his burial ceremony at the Nasrec Memorial Park outside Johannesburg, South Africa. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Feb. 19, 2021 02:51 AM EST
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FILE - In this April 30, 2020, file photo, mourners gather to bury an elderly man believed to have died of the coronavirus in Mogadishu, Somalia. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - In this April 30, 2020, file photo, mourners gather to bury an elderly man believed to have died of the coronavirus in Mogadishu, Somalia. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo, File)

Feb. 19, 2021 02:52 AM EST
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FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2020, file photo, family members select clothes that belonged to Benedict Sami Vilakazi, who died of COVID-19, during an Ukugeza cleansing ceremony at Vilakazi's home in Soweto, South Africa. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2020, file photo, family members select clothes that belonged to Benedict Sami Vilakazi, who died of COVID-19, during an Ukugeza cleansing ceremony at Vilakazi's home in Soweto, South Africa. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Feb. 19, 2021 02:55 AM EST
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FILE - In this  July 23, 2020, file photo, family members and funeral workers in protective clothing carry the coffin of nurse Duduzile Margaret Mbonane who died from COVID-19, at her funeral in Thokoza east of Johannesburg, South Africa. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

FILE - In this July 23, 2020, file photo, family members and funeral workers in protective clothing carry the coffin of nurse Duduzile Margaret Mbonane who died from COVID-19, at her funeral in Thokoza east of Johannesburg, South Africa. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

Feb. 19, 2021 02:49 AM EST
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FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, members of a team dedicated to burying muslim victims of the new coronavirus spray disinfectant into the grave before burying Mohamed Ali Hassan, whose cousin said had been unaware he had the virus and died in his house in the Eastleigh area, at the Langata Muslim cemetery in Nairobi, Kenya. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, members of a team dedicated to burying muslim victims of the new coronavirus spray disinfectant into the grave before burying Mohamed Ali Hassan, whose cousin said had been unaware he had the virus and died in his house in the Eastleigh area, at the Langata Muslim cemetery in Nairobi, Kenya. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

Feb. 19, 2021 02:53 AM EST
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FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2021, file photo, a pedestrian passes the perimeter fence of the Presbyterian Church where ribbons represent some of the people who have died in the COVID-19 pandemic, in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, South Africa. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2021, file photo, a pedestrian passes the perimeter fence of the Presbyterian Church where ribbons represent some of the people who have died in the COVID-19 pandemic, in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, South Africa. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, File)

Feb. 19, 2021 02:56 AM EST
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FILE - In this May, 13, 2020, file photo, women walk past graves at a cemetery in Mogadishu, Somalia, following the burial of a man who died of COVID-19. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

FILE - In this May, 13, 2020, file photo, women walk past graves at a cemetery in Mogadishu, Somalia, following the burial of a man who died of COVID-19. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

Feb. 19, 2021 02:56 AM EST
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FILE - In this Nov 21, 2020, file photo, Menge Mokwatle shares a photograph of her late husband Benedict Sami Vilakazi, who died of COVID-19, during an Ukugeza cleansing ceremony at Vilakazi's home in Soweto, South Africa. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

FILE - In this Nov 21, 2020, file photo, Menge Mokwatle shares a photograph of her late husband Benedict Sami Vilakazi, who died of COVID-19, during an Ukugeza cleansing ceremony at Vilakazi's home in Soweto, South Africa. Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Feb. 19, 2021 02:54 AM EST
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