Roundup: Africa's COVID-19 cases close to 1.24 mln amid growing economic impact


  • World
  • Monday, 31 Aug 2020

ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Sunday said that the number of positive COVID-19 cases across the African continent rose to 1,237,070 amid growing impact on African economies.

The Africa CDC, which noted that only five African countries account for over 70 percent of all COVID-19 infections in the continent, also stressed that the death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic rose to 29,430 on Sunday.

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