Africa's coronavirus cases top 40,000 | Inquirer News

Africa’s coronavirus cases top 40,000

/ 05:57 PM May 02, 2020

JOHANNESBURG — Africa now has more than 40,000 coronavirus cases.

That’s according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday. There have been more than 1,600 deaths across the continent.

Fifty-three of Africa’s 54 countries have confirmed cases, all but tiny mountainous Lesotho, which is surrounded by South Africa.

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