The number of detected cases of coronavirus in Africa exceeded 827 thousand

This was reported on the organization's Twitter page.

"More than 827,000 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Africa," the statement said.

Over 827,000 confirmed # COVID19 cases on the African continent - with more than 483,000 recoveries & 17,000 deaths. View country figures & more with the WHO African Region COVID-19 Dashboard: https://t.co/V0fkK8dYTgpic.twitter.com/7ESKJMTG2W

At the same time, it is indicated that more than 17 thousand people died from coronavirus in the region, and more than 483 thousand recovered.

Earlier, the director of the WHO health emergencies program, Michael Ryan, said that the rate of spread of coronavirus infection in Africa is of serious concern.