General News of Saturday, 20 June 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comGhana’s coronavirus case count is fourth highest in AfricaFile photoData released by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday, June 19, 2020, shows that Ghana has the fourth-highest recorded coronavirus cases on the continent. So far, Africa has reported 275,327 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of June 19, 2020. Ghana is fourth after South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria with regards confirmed cases. South Africa has recorded 83,890 cases, followed by Egypt and Nigeria with 50,437 and 18,480 cases respectively. Top 8 countries with confirmed casesSouth Africa - 83,890Egypt 50,437Nigeria 18,480Ghana 12,929Algeria 11,385Cameroon 10,140Morocco 9,074Sudan 8,020Case-Fatality ratiosGhana Case-Fatality Ratio: 0.51%South Africa Case-Fatality Ratio: 2.07%Morocco Case-Fatality Ratio: 2.30%Nigeria Case-Fatality Ratio: 2.57%Cameroon Case-Fatality Ratio: 2.65%Egypt Case-Fatality Ratio: 3.84%Sudan Case-Fatality Ratio: 6.07%Algeria Case-Fatality Ratio: 7.12%Send your news stories to and via WhatsApp on +233 55 2699 625.
Source: GhanaWeb June 20, 2020 00:33 UTC