Africa’s COVID-19 cases pass 4.33m – Africa CDC

(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 3, 2020, medical staff in personal protective equipment (PPE) prepare to start their rounds in Kenyatta stadium turned into a mass isolation facility for Covid-19 (novel coronavirus) patients at Kenya's eastern town of Machakos. - Kenya places Nairobi and nearby counties under partial lockdown and closes schools and bars there to curb the highest rates of coronavirus infection seen in Kenya since the pandemic began a year ago. (Photo by TONY KARUMBA / AFP)

The number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has reached 4,330,666 as of Saturday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

The Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said the death toll from the pandemic stood at 115,191 while 3,888,495 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease.

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

South Africa has recorded 1,556,242 COVID-19 cases, the most among African countries, followed by Morocco, at 500,984 cases, and Tunisia at 268,837 cases, it was noted.
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