The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa has said the
number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has risen to over 34,610 in
the past 24 hours.
The UN health agency gave the update on its official Twitter account,
@WHOAFRO, on Wednesday morning.
According to the tweet, COVID-19 had killed 1,517 people, while 11,180
patients have recovered.
“34,610 COVID-19 cases reported on the African continent – with 11,180
associated recoveries and 1,517 deaths recorded,” it said.
The WHO African Region COVID-19 dashboard showed that Egypt is now number
one with 5,042 cases and 359 deaths, followed by South Africa with 4,996 cases
and 93 deaths.
