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BBC: “South Africa has the highest recorded number of total cases, while Egypt has the largest number of recorded coronavirus deaths.”
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Africa is seeing coronavirus cases rapidly increasing and deaths rising, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
We’ve looked at the situation across the continent, and examined which countries are of most concern.
How fast is coronavirus spreading?
In terms of overall numbers, Africa currently accounts for only a small proportion of total global cases, but the acceleration in rates of infection in some countries is of increasing concern to health authorities in the region.
While it took nearly 100 days for Africa to reach an initial 100,000 cases, it took only 18 days for that to double to 200,000. It doubled again to 400,000 cases over the next 20 days.
The upward trend in Africa is starting to resemble other parts of the world that have been badly hit by the coronavirus. Most African countries are now experiencing community transmission, according to the WHO.
This is when a person gets Covid-19 without having been in contact with a known case from abroad or a confirmed domestic case, which makes it hard for for the authorities to track down the source of a local outbreak.
Where are Africa’s hotspots?
The two countries with the highest numbers of cases are South Africa and Egypt. They accounted for over 60% of all the new cases reported in late June.
South Africa has the highest recorded number of total cases, while Egypt has the largest number of recorded coronavirus deaths.
For the rest of this BBC News story log on to: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53181555
