Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa covering President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. government, UN, IMF, World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington and New York.
At least 173 people had died from the novel coronavirus in Africa by Monday night, up from 135 on Sunday, according to latest figures compiled by the Africa Center for Disease Control (CDC).
About 371 people had fully recovered from the 5,255 infections, up from nearly 4,368 a day earlier. The data were collated by Africa CDC as of 10 p.m. on Monday, March 30, 2020, East African Time.
While Central Africa had 287 cases, 18 deaths, 9 recoveries, Eastern Africa had 429 cases, 7 deaths and 6 recoveries. Northern Africa had 2,167, cases, 118, deaths and 243 recoveries and Southern Africa had 1,406 cases, 5 deaths and 31 recoveries. Western Africa had 966 cases, 25 deaths and 82 recoveries.
Below are coronavirus deaths, recoveries and infections in Africa as of 10 p.m. March 30, 2020, East African Time.
Central (287 cases, 18 deaths, 9 recoveries): Cameroon (142, 8, 3), Central African Republic (6, 0, 3), Chad (7, 0, 0), Congo (19, 0, 2), DRC (83, 8, 1), Equatorial Guinea (14, 0, 0), Gabon (16, 2, 0)
Eastern (429, 7, 6): Djibouti (26, 0, 0), Eritrea (15, 0, 0), Ethiopia (23, 0, 4), Kenya (50, 1, 1), Madagascar (46, 0, 0), Mauritius (128, 3, 0), Rwanda (70, 0, 0), Seychelles (10, 0, 0), Somalia (3, 0, 0), Sudan (6, 2, 0), Tanzania (19, 1, 1), Uganda (33, 0, 0)
Northern (2,167, 118, 243): Algeria (582, 35, 77), Egypt (656, 41, 150), Libya (8, 0, 0), Mauritania (3, 0, 0), Morocco (556, 33, 15), Tunisia (362, 8, 1)
Southern (1,406, 5, 31): Angola (7, 2, 0), Botswana (3), Eswatini (9, 0, 0), Mozambique (8, 0, 0), Namibia (11, 0, 0), South Africa (1,326, 2, 31), Zambia (35, 0, 0), Zimbabwe (7, 1, 0)
Western (966, 25, 82): Benin (6, 0, 1), Burkina Faso (246, 12, 31), Cape Verde (6, 1, 0), Côte d’Ivoire (168, 1, 6), Gambia (4, 1, 0), Ghana (152, 5, 2), Guinea (16, 0, 1), Guinea-Bissau (2, 0, 0), Liberia (3, 0, 0), Mali (18, 1, 0), Niger (18, 1, 0), Nigeria (131, 2, 3), Senegal (162, 0, 28), Togo (34, 1, 10).
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As everyone us is aware,prevention is better than cure.there fore we should take a lion share in strictly following ,handwashing with soap and water every time you touch something and also keep social distance.