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HIGHLIGHTS
- Several countries in Southern and Eastern Africa have reported a significant uptick in daily cases over the past week, including Kenya and South Africa.
- All countries in Southern and Eastern Africa have now been affected by the pandemic, with Lesotho recording its first case on 13 May. Cross-border transmission is a rising concern.
- The pandemic has gained considerable pace in the region: numbers of people who contracted COVID-19 rose from about 10,000 on 1 May to nearly 50,000 by the end of the month.
- Multiple locations have reported a spike in gender-based violence during the outbreak, as communities face rising economic pressure.
- Resources are urgently needed to scale-up the life-saving response and common services for the outbreak.
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KEY FIGURES
- 46,881 total cases in the region (as of 29 May)
- 1,060 total deaths
- 26 countries affected in the region
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
