This was reported on the organization's Twitter page.

"More than 859,000 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Africa," the statement said.

Over 859,000 confirmed # COVID19 cases on the African continent - with more than 506,000 recoveries & 18,000 deaths. View country figures & more with the WHO African Region COVID-19 Dashboard: https://t.co/V0fkK7WnuGpic.twitter.com/kpv6APILhs

- WHO African Region (@WHOAFRO) July 28, 2020

At the same time, it is indicated that more than 18 thousand people have died from coronavirus in the region, more than 506 thousand have 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.