The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Covid-19 cases have risen to over 51,000 in Africa as at Thursday, May 7.
The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO.
“There are over 51,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with more than 17,000 associated recoveries and 1,900 deaths,” it said.
The figures showed that South Africa, Algeria and Nigeria had the highest reported cases in the WHO Africa Region.
According to the report, South Africa had 7,808 cases and 153 deaths followed by Algeria with 4,997 cases and 476 deaths, while Nigeria had 3,145 confirmed cases with 103 deaths.
Also, Ghana and Cameroon were number four and five respectively with 2,719 reported cases and 18 deaths while Cameroon has 2,265 with 108 deaths.
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