MORE THAN 5 000 more people across Africa have tested positive for COVID-19, marking the continent’s highest single-day spike to date, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday.
According to the latest update, 5,091 new COVID-19 cases have pushed the overall count up to 124,482.
The number of active cases stands at 69,691, as recoveries rose by 2,506 to 51,095.
The death toll increased to 3,696 after 107 more fatalities were recorded over the last 24 hours, as per the Africa CDC data.
Among African countries with rising number of infections were Zimbabwe and South Sudan, where an unexpected jump was seen over the past day.
In Zimbabwe, health authorities said COVID-19 cases have risen to 132 from 63, a sharp increase for a country that has seen a relatively slow spread of the coronavirus.
Four patients have died and 25 have recovered so
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