Africa News of Sunday, 17 May 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comMadagascar records first coronavirus deathMadagascar has recorded its first death despite reports of a working Coronavirus cureMadagascar has recorded its first coronavirus death, local media have reported. According to reports, a 57-year-old medical officer at a hospital in the city of Toamasina, died Saturday night. The record of the first death comes weeks after Madagascar’s president, Andry Rajoelina launched COVID Organics (CVO), an organic herbal drink he claims can prevent or cure coronavirus patients. Ghana's confirmed Coronavirus cases stand at 5735 with 1754 recoveries and a death toll of 29. Meanwhile, global figures of the pandemic currently peg at 4.66 million with 1.71 million people recovering.

Source: GhanaWeb May 17, 2020 15:33 UTC