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Outbreak Brief 31: COVID-19 Pandemic 18 August 2020
Response
Emergency response operations
Description
As of 9am East African Time (EAT) 18 August 2020, a total of 1,128,245 COVID-19 cases and 25,884 deaths (CFR: 2%) have been reported in 55 African countries. This is 5% of all cases reported globally. Since the last brief, 72,281 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, which is an increase of 7% compared to the 11 August 2020 report. The proportion of new COVID-19 cases reported by region is as follows: Southern region 56% (31,922), Northern region 17% (16,323), Eastern region 9% (13,045), Western region 13% (7,457), and Central region 5% (1,423).