The coronavirus disease, which originated in China’s Wuhan city late last year, has spread to 200 countries and territories around the world, according to Worldometer.
As of Tuesday, March 31st, the virus had infected 801,000 people globally and killed 38,700 others.
In Africa, 47 out of 54 countries have confirmed cases of the disease with the total number of infections on the continent currently standing at 5,368, 175 deaths and 335 recoveries.
Seven African countries including Siera Leone, Sao Tome and Principe, Malawi, Comoros, Lesotho, Burundi, and South Sudan are yet to record any cases of the virus.
South Africa has the highest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases on the continent with 1,326 followed by Egypt (656), Algeria (584), Morocco (574), Tunisia (362) and Burkina Faso (246).
In East Africa, Rwanda leads with 70 cases, Kenya is second (50), followed by Uganda (44) and Tanzania (19).
Globally, the US has the highest number of infections with 164,359, followed by Italy (101,739), Spain (94,417), China (81,518) and Germany (67,051). In terms of fatalities, Italy leads with 11,591, followed by Spain (8,189), China (3,305), the US (3,173) and France (3,024).
let God help us
let God help us
Close these countries down
Close these countries down
Wow congratulations.Need to…
Wow congratulations.Need to lockdown and ban all international visitors.You are a shining light that Africa is not all doom and gloom.Keep them foreigners out .I digress Burundi ,South Sudan and Lesotho are landlocked countries surrounded by neighbors who have reported high cases is this data accurate or false hope.Failure to test does not mean absence of the disease
I am bound to repeat my…
I am bound to repeat my presumptious statement that ‘75% of Africans are daft’. In this bulletin 5,368,175 persons have died of COVID-19 in Africa. Kindly read what you write before uploading. A coma and semi-colons makes a huge difference. Heheheee!