Coronavirus – Africa: COVID-19 WHO Africa Update 26 June 2020
26 June 2020 |
12:00 pm
Over 345,000 confirmed COVID19 cases on the African continent - with more than 165,000 recoveries & 8,900 deaths. View country figures & more with the WHO African Region COVID-19 Dashboard: https://arcg.is/XvuSX Distributed by APO Group on behalf of WHO Regional Office for Africa.
Over 345,000 confirmed COVID19 cases on the African continent – with more than 165,000 recoveries & 8,900 deaths. View country figures & more with the WHO African Region COVID-19 Dashboard: https://arcg.is/XvuSX
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of WHO Regional Office for Africa.
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