ABUJA,
Nigeria
Number of
novel coronavirus cases in two African nations South Africa and Ghana have
surged on Saturday.
South
Africa reported 13,497 new cases over the past 24 hours, taking the total tally
to 264,184, according to the country’s Health Ministry.
A total
of 111 people died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus,
the ministry added. The death toll has climbed to 3,971.
As many
as 127,715 people have recovered from the disease.
While the
Gauteng region has reported the highest number of cases, Northern Cape has the
lowest number of infections and deaths.
The
country continues to be the worst-hit in Africa.
The West
African country reported 371 more virus cases, taking the tally to 23,834.
Ghana
Health Services said that six more people have died from the virus and the
death toll now stands at 135.
There are
19,212 recovered patients in the country.
The capital
Akra, Ashanti, Western, and Central have reported the highest number of cases.
In overall Africa, the number of cases exceeded 563,000, while 12,813 people have died due to the outbreak of pandemic across the continent. - Africa
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