WHO says COVID-19 outbreak has continued to evolve in Africa since it was first detected in Algeria on February 25.
WHO disclosed this in a weekly COVID-19 Situation update for WHO Africa Region, External Situation Report 21, posted on WHO Africa twitter account @WHOAFRO.
“Of the 117,267 reported new cases, the majority, 71 per cent , were recorded in South Africa, which remains the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak in the region. During this period, it stated that six countries in the region observed the highest percentage increase in incidence cases. The WHO African Region and South Africa recorded their highest daily number of deaths at 264 and 216, respectively, on July 16, 2020.“As of July 21, 2020, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in the region surpassed the 600,000 mark, now at 620,389 cases, including 620,388 confirmed with one probable case reported in Democratic Republic of the Congo.’’
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