Africa COVID-19 Deaths Above 1,000
Saudi Press Agency
Saturday 1441/8/25 - 2020/04/18
Johannesburg, Apr 18, 2020, SPA -- Africa now has more than 1,000 deaths from COVID-19, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday.
A total of 52 of the continent's 54 countries have reported the coronavirus, with the overall number of cases more than 19,800.
The World Health Organization on Friday noted a 51% increase in cases in Africa and a 60% jump in deaths in the past week. But the WHO chief warned that because of a shortage of testing kits, likely the real numbers are higher than reported.
The Africa CDC has said more than 1 million test kits will be rolled out starting next week.
--SPA
12:17 LOCAL TIME 09:17 GMT
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