Situation reports on COVID-19 outbreak - Sitrep 18, 01 July 2020
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak continues to grow in the WHO African Region since it was first detected in Algeria on 25 February 2020. Since our last External Situation Report 17 issued on 24 June 2020 (from 24 to 30 June 2020), a total of 67 077 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (a 28% increase) was reported from 45 countries. Of the 67 077 reported new cases in the region, 43% (45 101) were recorded in South Africa. South Africa remains the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak in the region, consistently registering the highest daily case incidence, now standing at more than 6 000 cases daily in the past week. On 27 June 2020, the WHO African Region and South Africa recorded their highest daily case count of 10 421 and 7 210, respectively. The WHO African region also recorded the highest daily death toll of 172 on 30 June 2020.
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