Undiagnosed diabetes a COVID risk in Africa, WHO warns
By DW
13 November 2021 |
1:12 pm
Data from 13 African countries has found a 10.2% case fatality rate in COVID-19 patients with diabetes, compared with 2.5% for COVID-19 patients overall.
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