The total number of COVID-19 positive cases has reached over 216,970 in all 23 countries in West and Central Africa, four months after the first case was reported in Nigeria. By the end of August, there were 3,388 deaths, a mortality rate of about 1.6%. About 15.2% of patients were still under treatment, while 84.2% had recovered.
Situation Report
West and Central Africa Region COVID-19 Situation Report No. 7
No. of pages: 9
Publication date: 11 November 2020
Publisher: UNFPA WCARO
Author: UNFPA WCARO