The number of detected cases of coronavirus in Africa exceeded 53 thousand

This is stated on the organization’s Twitter page.

“In Africa, over 53,000 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed,” the statement said.

Over 53,000 confirmed # COVID19 cases on the African continent - with more than 18,000 associated recoveries & 2,000 deaths. View country figures & more with the WHO African Region COVID-19 Dashboard: https://t.co/V0fkK8dYTgpic.twitter.com/SiAZmmNZsx

It is specified that the largest number of patients registered in South Africa is 8,232, and 161 people died there due to COVID-19.

Earlier, the head of WHO, Tedros Adhan Ghebreyesus said that the situation with the spread of coronavirus infection in Africa is worrying.