South Sudanese medical workers demonstrate preventive measures against COVID-19 at the National Public Health Center in Juba, capital of South Sudan, April 3, 2020. (Xinhua/Denis Elamu)
The death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the African continent has reached 414 as the number of confirmed cases reached 9,178, Africa CDC revealed on Monday.
ADDIS ABABA, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the African continent has reached 414 as confirmed positive cases reached 9,178, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) revealed on Monday.
The Africa CDC, a specialized agency of the 55-member African Union (AU), in its latest situation update issued on Monday also disclosed that the confirmed COVID-19 cases were spread across 51 African countries.
The Africa CDC also disclosed that some 813 people who have been infected with the COVID-19 have recovered across the continent as of the stated period.
A cyclist transports refreshments in Kampala, capital of Uganda, April 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Nicholas Kajoba)
Amid the rapid spread of the virus across the African continent, figures from the Africa CDC also show that more than 642 new confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported across the continent since the center's recent report on Sunday, in which the confirmed cases have increased from 8,536 on Sunday to 9,178 on Monday.
The death toll has also increased from 360 on Sunday to 414 as of the stated period, according to the Africa CDC.
The African Union, through Africa CDC, has already activated its Emergency Operations Center and its Incident Management System (IMS) for the COVID-19 outbreak on January 27.
The Africa CDC had also developed its third Incident Action Plan that covers the period from March 16 to April 15. ■
