“Over 2.4 million cases of coronavirus have been confirmed on the African continent.
More than 2 million people have recovered, more than 57 thousand have died, "- said in a message on Twitter.
Over 2.4 million confirmed # COVID19 cases on the African continent - with more than 2 million recoveries & 57,000 deaths cumulatively.
View country figures & more with the WHO African Region COVID-19 Dashboard: https://t.co/FKav40Cbddpic.twitter.com/e0u5pWtxng
- WHO African Region (@WHOAFRO) December 16, 2020
Earlier, the Director General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus compared the current situation with coronavirus infection and the initial period of the COVID-19 pandemic.