Sat 28 March 2020:
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are now 3,778 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in 46 out of 54 African countries.
The UN’s health agency disclosed this in its regional official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Saturday.
The agency said: “There are 3,778 confirmed COVID-19 cases across 46 countries on the African continent with a total of 109 deaths reported.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the number of confirmed cases of the virus increased by 1,544 cases in a day and five countries confirmed the first cases.
As of Friday, the agency said there were 2,234 confirmed COVID-19 cases across 41 countries in the WHO African Region and a total of 73 recoveries and 39 deaths.
“WHO is supporting countries with surveillance, diagnostics and treatment,” it said.
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