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NIGERIA HAS THE THIRD-HIGHEST NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS CASES ON THE CONTINENT

Nigeria now has the third-highest number of confirmed Coronavirus cases on the continent, Chike Ihekweazu, the Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said. 


Dr Ihekewazu disclosed this on Tuesday, June 2, during the Presidential Task Force Briefing on COVID-19. 


South Africa currently has the highest number of confirmed cases in Africa, with over 35,000 recorded infections and 705 deaths. 


Egypt closely follows this record with 1005 COVID-19 related deaths and over 26,000 confirmed infections. 


Nigeria, as of now, has the third-highest cases with over 10,000 confirmed cases and 299 deaths.

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