The number of detected cases of coronavirus in Africa exceeded 86 thousand

This was reported on the organization’s Twitter page.

“In Africa, more than 86,000 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed,” the statement said.

Over 86,000 confirmed # COVID19 cases on the African continent - with more than 33,000 recoveries & 2,700 deaths. View country figures & more with the WHO African Region COVID-19 Dashboard: https://t.co/V0fkK8dYTgpic.twitter.com/t8kU48MI7R

It is specified that the largest number of patients is registered in South Africa - 16 433, and 286 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.