Africa confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 3.72m

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,729,019 as of Saturday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said, reported Xinhua.

According to the continental disease control and prevention agency's Africa COVID-19 dashboard, the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 97,832 as of Saturday afternoon.

A total of 3,271,170 people infected with COVID-19 have recovered across the continent so far, the agency disclosed.

The Southern Africa region is the most COVID-19 affected area in Africa in terms of the number of confirmed positive cases, followed by the Northern Africa region, according to the Africa CDC.

The most affected African countries in terms of the number of positive cases include South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, and Ethiopia, at 1,487,681, 477,656, 221,455, 172,602 and 145,548, respectively, it was noted.

South Africa has also reported the highest COVID-19-inflicted deaths in Africa, at 47,670, according to the Africa CDC.

The north African countries of Egypt and Morocco have the second and third highest number of COVID-19 related deaths with 9,899 COVID-19 related deaths and 8,450 COVID-19 related deaths each respectively.