国际英语资讯:40 African countries confirm 1,114 COVID-19 cases as death toll rises to 28: Africa CDC
<p><span word="ADDIS">ADDIS</span> <span word="ABABA">ABABA</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 21-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1,114 <span word="as">as</span> 40 <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prevention">Prevention</span> (<span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="CDC">CDC</span>) <span word="disclosed">disclosed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="Ahmed">Ahmed</span> <span word="Ogwell">Ogwell</span>, <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="CDC">CDC</span>, <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> 40 <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> 1,114 <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="to">to</span> 28 <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="period">period</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="CDC">CDC</span> <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Director">Director</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> 100 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="about">about</span> 39 <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1,021 <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="registering">registering</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 93 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="soared">soared</span> <span word="to">to</span> 28 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="registering">registering</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="CDC">CDC</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="update">update</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="Morning">Morning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 23 <span word="deaths">deaths</span>.</p><p><span word="Ogwell">Ogwell</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> "<span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>," <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> "<span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flatten">flatten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span>."</p><p><span word="Figures">Figures</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="CDC">CDC</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> 285, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> 240 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span> 102 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>. <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 202 <span word="and">and</span> 82 <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="about">about</span> 38 <span word="and">and</span> 20 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="respectively">respectively</span>.</p>
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