A medic introduces the procedure of COVID-19 testing to citizens in Johannesburg, South Africa, April 8, 2020. The number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa has risen steadily over the past fews days amid massive community testing in a 21-day national lockdown. The country reported a total of 1,749 cases as of Tuesday, an increase of over 60 from Monday's announcement, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said. (Photo by Shiraaz/Xinhua)

South Africa records highest daily increase in COVID-19 cases

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South Africa on Thursday recorded 3,267 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the highest daily surge since the disease break out in early...

People wear protective face masks at Bole International airport in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, Jan. 30, 2020. (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)

Ethiopia records highest daily increase as 142 new COVID-19 cases confirmed

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Ethiopia's confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 1,486 after 142 new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed on Wednesday, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health said. This is so...

A researcher of CapitalBio Corporation shows a virus nucleic acid detection kit for six respiratory pathogens on March 10. Six respiratory pathogens, including the COVID-19, can be detected simultaneously within one and a half hours, requiring samples of only respiratory droplets. (Photo by Jiang Wenjie, People’s Daily Online)

Zimbabwe records biggest jump in COVID-19 cases as tally rises to 132

xinhuanet.com - May 29, 2020 0

Zimbabwe recorded its single biggest jump ever in COVID-19 cases after 76 new cases, mostly returned residents, were registered on Wednesday. This...

Nigeria records 1.87 percent GDP growth in first quarter

xinhuanet.com - May 25, 2020 0

Nigeria's gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter (Q1) grew by 1.87 percent year-on-year in real terms, according to the quarterly data released...

South African healthcare workers testing for COVID-19

Updates: South Africa records highest number of daily COVID-19 cases

xinhuanet.com - May 16, 2020 0

The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - OTTAWA -- The...

Namibia records lowest inflation rate in April

xinhuanet.com - May 15, 2020 0

Namibia's annual inflation rate in April slowed to 1.6 percent from 4.5 percent recorded in April 2019, the government said Thursday. According...

Burundi records 8 new cases of COVID-19

xinhuanet.com - May 12, 2020 0

Burundi on Tuesday recorded eight new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the east African country to 27, a top...

A press conference on COVID-19 is held in Proteria, South Africa, March 9, 2020. South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Monday announced that four more South Africans have been tested positive for the COVID-19. (Xinhua)

South Africa records more than 10,000 COVID-19 cases

xinhuanet.com - May 11, 2020 0

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa has reached 10,015, with 595 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, Health...

Benin records 102 new COVID-19 cases

xinhuanet.com - May 8, 2020 0

Benin's ministry of health said 102 new confirmed COVID-19 cases had been recorded on Thursday in the country in a statement on Friday. ...

Nigeria records 245 new cases of COVID-19, highest single-day increase

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Nigerian health authorities on Monday confirmed 245 new cases of COVID-19, the highest single-day increase, taking the tally in the most populous African country...

Israel records 16,152 coronavirus cases, death toll at 227

xinhuanet.com - May 2, 2020 0

Israel's Ministry of Health reported 51 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing the total cases in the country to 16,152. The number...

Sudan records 39 new COVID-19 cases, 213 in total

xinhuanet.com - Apr 25, 2020 0

Sudan on Saturday reported a record single-day increase of 39 COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number in the country to 213. Meanwhile,...

South Africa records 4 new COVID-19 cases in military community

xinhuanet.com - Apr 15, 2020 0

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on Wednesday reported four new positive COVID-19 cases within the military community. Three cases are...

Zambia records 142 road traffic accidents during Easter holidays

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Zambia recorded a total of 142 road traffic accidents during the long Easter holiday, the police said on Tuesday. The accidents resulted...

Zambia records first COVID-19 death

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Zambia on Thursday recorded its first death from COVID-19 as the number of cases increased. The deceased had been receiving treatment in...

Nigerian state records 62 percent cure rate of tuberculosis

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Nigeria's northwest state of Kebbi on Wednesday said it has achieved 62 percent cure rate of tuberculosis (TB) cases between 2019 and 2020 in...

Ghana records first COVID-19 death

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Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced late Saturday the death of the first COVID-19 patient in the country. In a live...

Coronavirus cases in Ghana now 21

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“Ghana records two(2) new cases of COVID-19 with 1 death, this leaves the existing case count in the country to be 20,” the Ghana...

Nigeria records five new confirmed cases of COVID-19

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The Nigerian government on Wednesday announced five new cases of COVID-19 in the West African country, bringing the total number confirmed cases in Nigeria...

Ghana records seventh confirmed COVID-19

Ghana News Agency - Mar 18, 2020 0

Ghana has confirmed another COVID-19, bringing the total of the respiratory disease to seven, as of 1500 hours, on Tuesday, March 17. The patient is...

Ghana records 7th COVID-19 case

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Ghana has recorded its seventh case of COVID-19, the country's health service said here on Tuesday. "The patient is a 35-year-old male,...

Sub-Saharan Africa records over 100 COVID-19 cases with South Africa most affected

xinhuanet.com - Mar 16, 2020 0

by Xinhua writers Wang Xiaopeng, Gao Yuan and Zheng Yangzi The number of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases has passed 100 in...

Hohoe Municipal Hospital records 3 maternal deaths in 2019

Ghana News Agency - Mar 5, 2020 0

The Hohoe Municipal Hospital in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region has recorded three maternal deaths in 2019. The...

School records two fire outbreaks in one month

Ghana News Agency - Feb 21, 2020 0

Two fire outbreaks had been recorded in the Islamic Senior High School (SHS) in the Wa Municipality between January and February, 2020, causing havoc...

Bono Region DoVVSU records reduction of cases

Ghana News Agency - Feb 7, 2020 0

The Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DoVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service in the Bono Region recorded 937 cases in 2019, as against...

Manhyia Local Prison records no Escape in 2019!

Emmanuel Agyemfra Boateng - Feb 4, 2020 0

Penal records from the Manhyia Local Prison indicate that, the Manhyia Palace based Correctional facility, recorded no incident of escape of a prisoner in...

Sissala East records improvement in health indices – Director

Ghana News Agency - Feb 1, 2020 0

Mr Alex Bapula, the Sissala East Municipal Health Director, has said 2019 saw an improvement in the health indices of the area compared to...

CHRAJ records more human rights abuses in Central Region

Ghana News Agency - Jan 29, 2020 0

The Central Regional office of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) last year recorded a total of 667 human rights infractions...

Western Region Fire Service records low fire incidents in 2019

Ghana News Agency - Jan 16, 2020 0

A statistical data gathered by the Ghana News Agency from the Ghana National Fire Service has indicated that there is a drop in fire...

Sekyere Rural Bank records impressive profit growth in 2018

Ghana News Agency - Jan 14, 2020 0

The Sekyere Rural Bank has recorded a huge profit growth of 481 percent in the 2018 financial year. The Bank’s profit before tax this year...

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