South Africa, Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire account for 71% in sub Sub-Saharan Africa, World Health Organization said on Friday.
Out of 2 5704 coronavirus cases in sub Saharan Africa, those seven countries account for about 1 8000 infections in the region.
Sub-Saharan Africa has so far recorded 969 deaths.
More broadly, there are now over 38 000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on the African continent with over 1 600 deaths, according to the latest tally by WHO African region on Friday.
Comoros has also recorded its first case.
The World Health Organization on Thursday African countries should maintain a strong surveillance, case finding and testing among other control measures to haltCOVID-19, as they begin to ease lockdowns and open their economies.
“National and regional lockdowns have helped to slow down the spread of COVID, but it remains a considerable public health threat,” said Dr Matshidiso Moeti,
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