COVID-19 has killed more people in Africa than Ebola - WHO REVEALS
chuks oti
Jul 09, 2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said COVID-19 has killed more people in Africa than Ebola.
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The number of people who died of coronavirus in Africa in less than five months, have surpassed the 11,308 deaths caused by Ebola between 2014 and 2016.
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WHO's Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, on Wednesday confirmed that COVID-19 cases in Africa had surpassed 500,000, even as a total of 11,959 persons died of the virus within five months.
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"Cases have become more than double in 22 countries in the region over the past month. Nearly two-thirds of countries are experiencing community transmission," the update read.
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The global health agency also said five countries - Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa - account for about 42 per cent of Africa's COVID-19 cases.
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