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Friday, April 24, 2020 / 06:11PM / United Capital
Research / Header Image Credit: The New Humanitarian
According to the latest
data from the Africa Centre for Disease and Prevention, the total number of confirmed
COVID-19 cases in Africa grew by 30.8% WTD to 25,937. Also, the total number of
deaths as a result of the virus advanced by 21.8% WTD to 1,242 while total
recoveries rose faster by 41.5% WTD to 6,534. Notably, the sharp increase in
the total number of cases was attributed to the increased testing capacity in
some countries amid social distancing and lockdown implementations in many
others.
Based on country by
country analysis of the data, only 2 (Comoros and Lesotho) of the 55 African
Union member states are yet to report any cases of the novel coronavirus.
Furthermore, Ghana bucked the regional trend of extending the initial timeline
for COVID-19 lockdown. This was as the President, Nana Akufo-Addo, lifted the
lockdown (which had been in place since March 30th, 2020), on Monday, while
maintaining the ban on large gatherings and schools as well as encouraging the
wearing of masks.
Notably, the suspension of
the lockdown in Ghana came as a surprise to many as the country is among the
six African countries (Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, South Africa, Cameroon and
Ghana) to have recorded more than a thousand cases of the virus. However, the
Ghanaian President had since defended his decision, stressing the negative
impact the lockdown was having on the nation's key informal sector as a major
factor behind his decision to re-open the economy for business.
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