COVID-19: Africa’s cases pass 7m – Africa CDC

THE Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 7,721,121 as of Sunday afternoon. The Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the African Union, said the death toll from the pandemic across the continent stands at 194,160 and 6,854,726 patients across the continent had recovered from the disease so far.

  South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Ethiopia are among the countries with the most cases in the continent, according to the agency.

  South Africa has recorded the most COVID-19 cases in Africa with 2,757,191 cases, while the northern African country of Morocco reported 849,532 as of Sunday afternoon.

  In terms of the caseload, southern Africa is the most affected region, followed by the northern and eastern parts of the continent, while central Africa is the least affected region in the continent, according to the Africa CDC.