Africa has recorded 1,147,369 cases, more than half of which are in South Africa, and about 26,000 deaths. But it's still a mixed bag - South Africa leads in both the number of tests conducted and positive cases. The WHO attributes the overall drop in newly confirmed cases in Africa to the decreasing number of positive cases observed in the country in recent days. It may well be too soon to predict a sustained downward trend of newly confirmed cases in Africa. More about coronavirus in Africa:South Africa has 596,060 cases of coronavirus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Source: Ethiopian News August 20, 2020 16:30 UTC