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COVID-19: Nigeria with second largest cases in Africa- WHO

Abiola Odutola by Abiola Odutola
July 18, 2020
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, revealed that there are currently over 663,000 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Africa.

The global health body said that out of the over 663,000 confirmed cases in the continent, South Africa had 324,221 cases and 4,669 deaths, followed by Nigeria with 34,854 confirmed cases and 769 deaths, while Ghana had 26,125 confirmed cases and 139 deaths.

This was disclosed by the United Nations’ health agency on its regional official Twitter handle and website on Friday.

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“There are over 663,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with more than 343,000 recoveries and 14,000 deaths,’’ it stated on its dashboard.

It added that Gambia, Seychelles and Eritrea were countries currently with the lowest confirmed cases in the region.

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Gambia, the office said, had 78 confirmed cases with three deaths, Seychelles had 108 reported cases and zero death, while Eritrea had 251 reported cases with no death.

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Over 663,000 confirmed #COVID19 cases on the African continent – with more than 343,000 recoveries & 14,000 deaths. View country figures & more with the WHO African Region COVID-19 Dashboard: https://t.co/V0fkK8dYTg pic.twitter.com/XTYYKUxc1W

— WHO African Region (@WHOAFRO) July 17, 2020

Meanwhile, the data posted on the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) dashboard was 1,051 cases higher than of WHO.

According to Africa CDC, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent reached 664,051 as at Friday.

The Africa CDC said that the death toll from the pandemic surged from 14,044 on Thursday to 14,399 as of Friday.

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It further said that 345,320 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have so far recovered from the infectious virus.

It said the highly affected African countries in terms of positive cases included South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria and Ghana.

The Africa CDC also said that the Southern Africa region is the most affected area across the continent in terms of positive COVID-19 cases, followed by the North Africa region.

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