Ivory Coast records first coronavirus case

Ivory Coast has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, a 45-year-old Ivorian man who had recently travelled to Italy, the health ministry said on Wednesday.

According to the health ministry, the patient, who is a 45-year-old Ivorian, is in stable condition in a hospital in the commercial capital Abidjan.

Ivory Coast, Francophone West Africa’s largest economy, is the eighth country in sub-Saharan Africa to report a confirmed case after Nigeria, Senegal, Cameroon, Togo, South Africa, Burkina Faso and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

South Africa announced six new cases of the virus on Wednesday, bringing its total to 13, the most in sub-Saharan Africa. North African countries have also recorded nearly 100 cases.

The global cases recorded as of Wednesday has reportedly risen to more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries and 4,291 deaths.

Reuters