Coronavirus - Africa: 13% decrease in COVID-19 cases for African Region BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (Republic of the), October 2, 2020/APO Group/ -- There has been a 13% decrease in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the WHO African Region compared to the last reporting period. 84% of cases have recovered. For more detailed analysis, read our most recent COVID-19 Situation Report: https://bit.ly/3n48upA. 10 countries account for 87% (1,175,271) of reported COVID-19 cases in the African Region: South Africa, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Algeria, Ghana, Kenya, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar & Senegal. South Africa accounts for 57% of cases. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of WHO Regional Office for Africa.