The World Health Organization (WHO) Africa Office reported that the number of detected cases of COVID-19 infection in the region exceeded 1.6 million.
This was reported on the organization's Twitter.
“There are over 1.6 million confirmed cases of coronavirus in Africa,” the statement said.
Over 1.6 million confirmed # COVID19 cases on the African continent – with more than 1.3 million recoveries & 39,000 deaths cumulatively.
View country figures & more with the WHO African Region COVID-19 Dashboard: https://t.co/V0fkK8dYTg pic.twitter.com/GrHiV8HGeK
– WHO African Region (@WHOAFRO) October 17, 2020
At the same time, it is indicated that more than 39 thousand people have died from coronavirus in the region, over 1.3 million have recovered.
Earlier, virologist and doctor of medical sciences Anatoly Altstein, in an interview with NSN, spoke about possible options for the development of the situation with COVID-19.
