As of 9 am EAT 16 June 2020, a total of 251,866 COVID-19 cases and 6,769 (CFR: 2.7%) deaths have been reported in 54 African countries. This is about 3.2% of all cases reported globally. Since the last brief (9 June 2020), 55,612 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, which is a 27% increase in new cases reported compared to what was reported in the previous week (2-9 June 2020). The proportion of new COVID-19 cases reported by region is as follows: Southern region 42% (23,481), Northern region 24% (13,354), Western region 18% (9,749), Eastern region 8% (4,613), and Central region 8% (4,415). Five countries account for 63% of the new COVID-19 cases reported since the last brief: Cameroon (3%), Egypt (16%), Ghana (4%), Nigeria (6%), and South Africa (34%). Djibouti (456), Sao Tome and Principe (302), Gabon (181), Cabo Verde (137) and South Africa (124) are the five reporting the most cumulative COVID-19 cases per 100,000 in Africa. Seven countries are reporting case fatality rates comparable to or higher than the global case fatality rate of 5.5%. These are: Liberia (6.6%), Chad (8.6%), Algeria (7.0%), Niger (6.7%), Burkina Faso (5.9%), Sudan (6.3) and Mali (5.6).
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