ADDIS ABABA, Apr 6 (NNN-ENA) – The death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the African continent reached 360, as confirmed positive cases reached 8,536, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) revealed on Sunday.
The Africa CDC, a specialised agency of the 55-member African Union (AU), in its latest situation update issued on Sunday, said, the cases were spread across 50 African countries.
The continental disease control and prevention agency also disclosed that, COVID-19-affected-countries include, South Africa with 1,585 confirmed cases, Algeria with 1,171 confirmed cases, as well as, Egypt with 1,170.
The Africa CDC also disclosed that some 710 people who have been infected have recovered across the continent, as of the stated period.
Amid the rapid spread of the virus, figures from the Africa CDC also show that more than 795 new confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported across the continent, since the centre’s recent report on Saturday, in which the confirmed cases have increased from 7,741 on Saturday to 8,536 on Sunday. The death toll increased from 313 to 360.
The African Union, through Africa CDC, already activated its Emergency Operations Centre and its Incident Management System (IMS) for the COVID-19 outbreak on Jan 27.
The Africa CDC had also developed its third Incident Action Plan that covers the period from Mar 16 to Apr 15.– NNN-ENA
