AFRICAN'S COVID-19 CASES HITS 10,000 AND DEATH TOLL UPTO 500
Africa CDC reports 618 new cases, 45 deaths, 65 recoveries over past 24 hours Addis Getachew | 07.04.2020 Africa: COVID-19 cases top 10,000, death toll nears 500 The number of coronavirus cases in Africa rose above 10,000 as the death toll moved closer to 500 on Tuesday. According to the Africa Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (Africa CDC), a total of 10,075 COVID-19 cases have now been reported in 52 of the continent’s 54 countries. The figure marked a rise of 618 cases since Monday, while 45 more deaths brought Africa’s death toll to 487. The number of recoveries rose to 913 after 65 more patients were discharged from hospitals in different countries. As per the Africa CDC data, the worst-hit countries on the continent are South Africa with 1,686 cases and 12 deaths, Algeria with 1,423 cases and 173 deaths, Egypt with 1,322 cases and 85 fatalities, and Morocco with 1,120 cases and 80 deaths. All other countries have less than 1,000 cases so far; Cameroon has 650 c