Eleven African countries have now reported of the deadly coronavirus with total number of confirmed cases so far surpassing 100.
Burkina Faso and DR Congo were the latest African countries to report of the virus with two cases.
The patients in Burkina Faso are a couple, one of whom recently returned from France.
They are currently quarantined in hospital. Burkina Faso becomes the 6th sub-Saharan African country to report positive cases of coronavirus.
In DR Congo officials said the patient is a Belgian national who had been under quarantine at the main airport in the capital, Kinshasa.
Egypt (59), Algeria (20), DR Congo (1), Nigeria (2) Tunisia (5), Togo (1), Cameroon (2), Morocco (2), Burkina Faso (2), South Africa (7) and Senegal (4) are the cases so far.
The continent has also recorded its first Coronavirus death in Egypt, where the first case on the continent was also confirmed.
Status update – number of #COVID19/#coronavirus cases in @WHO #Africa Region:
??Algeria 20
??Senegal 4
??Togo 1
??Nigeria 2
??Cameroon 2
??South Africa 7
??Burkina Faso 2Other cases on the African continent:
??Egypt: 59
??Tunisia: 2
??Morocco: 2 pic.twitter.com/6guzGMiEc5— WHO African Region (@WHOAFRO) March 10, 2020
At least 109,578 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, have been reported worldwide as of Monday March 9, 2020.
According to the WHO this represents an increase of 3,994 infections from the previous day.
Of the 3,994 new infections, 3,949 were outside China, according to the WHO.
Besides Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Albania and Paraguay also reported cases of COVID-19 for the first time as of Monday.
That brings the total number of countries affected by the coronavirus to 105.
The coronavirus outbreak began in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year.
Simple hygiene practices can reduce your risk of #COVID19 & other respiratory illnesses.
If you think you may have been exposed to #coronavirus, please contact your healthcare provider immediately.https://t.co/n3a6b3foLz pic.twitter.com/NViXp9QvFu
— WHO African Region (@WHOAFRO) February 28, 2020
Source: Africafeeds.com
