Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa pass 750,000

A health worker treats a patient at a temporary field hospital set up by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Khayelitsha township near Cape Town, South Africa, July 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

Total confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa have passed 750,000, a Reuters tally of government, and World Health Organization data showed on Wednesday.

The tally showed the continent had 751,151 cases, 15,721 deaths and 407,461 recoveries. Cases crossed the 500,000 mark on July 8.

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