Covid-19: Global Recoveries Hit 1 Million

Some 1,015,183 persons who tested positive for the covid-19 disease globally have recovered.

This is according to the John Hopkins Coronavirus website.

The website reported the recovery news in the early hours of Friday, May 1, 2020.

The total infections as at the same reporting date stand at 3,259,167 with 233,439 deaths.

USA leads with 1,070,032 infections with 63,019 deaths and 153,947 recoveries.

Spain follows with 213,435 infections with 24,543 deaths and 112.050 recoveries,

Italy is now third with 205,463 infections with 27,967 deaths and 75,945 recoveries.

Meanwhile, Africa’s Covid-19 case count stands at 37,393 with 12,228 recoveries.

The death toll in the region stands at 1,598.

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This is according to the Africa Union’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) website on covid-19 updates.

The Northern parts of the continent remain the worst hit by the virus with 14,524 cases and 1,035 deaths.

Central Africa is the least hit, with 3,266 covid-19 cases and 108 deaths.