Africa CDC | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com ...conecting the community Fri, 08 May 2020 13:46:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.10 http://www.insideojodu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/favicon.ico Africa CDC | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com 32 32 COVID-19: Africa CDC list Nigeria among top five countries in Africa with most infection cases, deaths https://www.insideojodu.com/covid-19-africa-cdc-list-nigeria-among-top-five-countries-in-africa-with-most-infection-cases-deaths/ https://www.insideojodu.com/covid-19-africa-cdc-list-nigeria-among-top-five-countries-in-africa-with-most-infection-cases-deaths/#respond Fri, 08 May 2020 13:46:07 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=12874 The Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) has said that the number of…

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The Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) has said that the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has risen to over 54,027 in the past 24 hours in 53 countries across the continent.

Africa CDC gave the update on its official Twitter account on Friday morning.

According to the tweet, “COVID-19 had killed 2,074 people, while 18,636 patients have recovered.’’

Further breakdown on the Africa CDC COVID-19 dashboard also showed that South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, and Nigeria top the list of countries with the highest reported Coronavirus cases and deaths on the continent.

It s aid, “#COVID19 update in Africa (As of 8 May, 2020, 9 am East Africa Time).

“53 @_AfricanUnion Member States reporting 54,027 cases, 2,074 deaths, and 18,636 recoveries.’’

InsideOjodu reported that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 381 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing to 3526 the number of confirmed cases in the country as of Thursday night.

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